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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Rink Point (GBR) | 63° 53' 00.0" S | 58° 11' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 110885
Place ID: 12163
SW entrance point of Whisky Bay, James Ross Island, was probably sighted by SwAE in October 1903 (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316); sur- veyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1945 and August 1952; so named because, in 1952, the point was bordered by a wide area of snow-free sea ice resembling a skating rink (APC, 1958, p.6; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Lie-up Point, so called by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1955-56, in reference to a blizzard camp (Anderson, 1957, p.156). Ruik [sic] Point, in error (BA, 1974, p.215). |
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| Rink Point (USA) | 63° 53' 00.0" S | 58° 11' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 130793
Place ID: 12163
A rocky point on the NW coast of James Ross Island, 2 mi E of Carlson Island. The name arose because, during a visit by an FIDS party in August 1952, the point was surrounded by a large area of slippery, snow-free sea ice resembling a skating rink. |
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