Ekelof Point is a high rocky point which lies 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Cape Gage

Cape Gage

Cape Gage is a rocky promontory forming the east extremity of James Ross Island and the west side of the north entrance to Admiralty Sound. Discovered by a British expedition 1839-43, under Ross, who named it for V. Admiral William Hall Gage, a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty....

 and marks the north side of the entrance to Markham Bay

Markham Bay (Antarctica)

Markham Bay is a bay 8 nautical miles wide, lying between Ekelof Point and Hamilton Point on the east side of James Ross Island. Possibly first seen by a British expedition under Ross, who explored this area in 1842-43. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under...

 on the east side of James Ross Island

James Ross Island

James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish...

. First seen and surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition

Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...

 under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, who named it Kap Ekelof after Dr. Eric Ekelof, medical officer of the expedition. Resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for this feature than cape.