Race Point
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Race Point is the point on the north side of Smylie Channel, forming the south extremity of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands.
The point is located at 16½ miles south of Swan Point, two and a quarter miles west of neighbouring Dyke Island, one mile north of West Island and two and a half miles north of Orford Hill on West Falkland.
Location
- Location map: 51°59’20"S, 61°0’0"W
Outside links
- Weddell Island: Visit Falkland Islands
- Weddell Island: Falkland Islands: Our islands
References
- Stonehouse, B. (ed.): 'Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans' (John Wiley & Sons, 2002) p 404 ISBN 978-0-471-98665-2
- Barnard, C.H.: 'A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Capt. Charles H. Barnard, in a Recent Voyage Round the World, Including an Account of His Residence for Two Years on An Uninhabited Island' (J.P. Callender, 1836)