Porteous Point

Porteous Point (60°44′S 45°41′W / 60.733°S 45.683°W / -60.733; -45.683Coordinates: 60°44′S 45°41′W / 60.733°S 45.683°W / -60.733; -45.683) is a point at the southwest end of Signy Island forming the south entrance point of Cummings Cove and northeast entrance point of Fyr Channel, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1933 by DI personnel on the engineer of the ship.

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