Rayner Point
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Rayner Point is a point marked by a rocky peak
forming the north side of the entrance to Gibbon Bay
on the east coast of Coronation Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. Charted in 1912-13 by Captain Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaler. Recharted in 1933 by DI
personnel on the Discovery II and named for George W. Rayner, member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee
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Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
forming the north side of the entrance to Gibbon Bay
Gibbon Bay
Gibbon Bay is a bay 1 nautical mile long and wide, entered between Rayner Point and The Turret along the east coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The bay was first observed in December 1821 by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, but was more accurately...
on the east coast of Coronation Island
Coronation Island
Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east-west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to...
, 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 ....
. Charted in 1912-13 by Captain Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaler. Recharted in 1933 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the Discovery II and named for George W. Rayner, member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee
Discovery Committee
The Discovery Committee was a popular name for the Interdepartmental Committee for the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands established by the British Government to carry out scientific investigations and to propose nature resource conservation and economic development policies for the Falkland...
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