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Renier Point

Renier Point is a narrow point forming the east extremity of both Burgas Peninsula and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature was known to sealers as Point Renier as early as 1821. The name ‘Pin Point’, given by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1935, has been rejected in favor of the original name.

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Renier Point
Renier Point from Bransfield Strait
Renier Point from Bransfield Strait
Renier Point
Coordinates: 62°36′34″S 59°48′21″W / 62.60944°S 59.80583°W / -62.60944; -59.80583
LocationLivingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Part ofBurgas Peninsula

Renier Point (62°36′34″S 59°48′21″W / 62.60944°S 59.80583°W / -62.60944; -59.80583) is a narrow point forming the east extremity of both Burgas Peninsula and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature was known to sealers as Point Renier as early as 1821. The name ‘Pin Point’, given by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1935, has been rejected in favor of the original name.

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Fragment of George Powell's 1822 chart of the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands featuring Renier Point source ↗
Location of Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands source ↗
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 This article incorporates public domain material from "Renier Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.