Balin Rocks
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The Balin Rocks are a small group of rocks close south of Balin Point
on the east side of Signy Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. They were charted and named by the Norwegian whaling captains Petter Sorlle and Hans Borge in 1912–13.
Balin Point
Balin Point is a headland which marks the north side of the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted by Discovery Investigations in 1933 and so named in association with Balin Rocks....
on the east side of Signy Island
Signy Island
Signy Island is a small sub-antarctic island in the South Orkney Islands group locted at . It is about long and wide and rises to above sea level. Much of the island is permanently covered with ice. The average temperature range is to about in winter...
, in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. They were charted and named by the Norwegian whaling captains Petter Sorlle and Hans Borge in 1912–13.