Race Point
Race Point is the point on the north side of Smylie Channel forming the south extremity of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The point is located at, which is 26.7 km south-southwest of Swan Point, 3.5 km west-northwest of neighbouring Dyke Island, 1.8 km north of West Island and 4 km north-northeast of Orford Hill, West Falkland.- Type: Locality
- Description: locality on Weddell Island
- Also known as: “Punta Race”
Race Point
- Category: cape
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.98348° or 51° 59′ 1″ south
Longitude
-60.99554° or 60° 59′ 44″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
37WX2283+JQ
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Race Point” goes by many names.
- German: “Race Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Correntosa”
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