Rink Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 53 ′ S , 58 ° 11 ′ W | |
| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Whiskey Bay | |
The Rink Point (English for ice rink tip ) is a rocky headland on the northwest coast of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It is located 3 km east of Carlson Island and marks the south-western limit of the entrance from the Prince Gustav Canal into Whiskey Bay .
Scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey gave it its name in August 1952. It was named after a mirror-smooth ice surface that surrounded the headland at that time and was reminiscent of an ice rink .
Web links
- Rink Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rink Point on geographic.org (English)