Boreal Point

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Boreal Point is a headland forming the west side of Rockpepper Bay, along the north coast of Joinville Island, which lies of the north-eastern tip of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The headland is the western entrance point of Rockpepper Bay. It was named following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, from Hope Bay in 1953-54, was so named from its northerly position on the island: 'boreal' meaning 'northerly'.

Location

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Boreal Point