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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Weddell Point, Weddell Island

Weddell Point is the point on the east side of Tea Island Passage forming the south side of the entrance to Skull Bay on the west coast of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The point is located at 51°54′10″S 61°08′03″W / 51.90278°S 61.13417°W / -51.90278; -61.13417, which is 13.2 km northwest of Race Point, 1.1 km southeast of Tea Island and 1.5 km south of Skull Bay Island.

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Notes

  1. ^ Weddell Point. Falkland Islands. GeoNames Geographical Database

References

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