Rip Point

Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Rip Point (62°15′S 58°59′W / 62.250°S 58.983°W / -62.250; -58.983Coordinates: 62°15′S 58°59′W / 62.250°S 58.983°W / -62.250; -58.983) is a point on Nelson Island forming the south side of the east entrance to Fildes Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on a British Admiralty chart showing the results of a survey by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1935.

References

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Rip Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).