Antarctica

Balin Point

Borge Bay is a large, irregularly-shaped bay that dominates the east side of , in the of Antarctica. It was charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, and named for Captain Hans Borge of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay during the following year.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Heywood Lake and Sombre Lake.

Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to on , in the .

Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from in northern . So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.

Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from in northern . So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.

Balin Point

Latitude
-60.69368° or 60° 41′ 37″ south
Longitude
-45.59585° or 45° 35′ 45″ west
Open location code
38FP8C43+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2417902360
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6636841
Wiki­data ID
Q375960
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Satellite Map

Discover Balin Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Balin Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Balin Point”
  • Chinese: “巴林角”
  • Dutch: “Balin Point”
  • German: “Balin Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balin Point”
  • Swedish: “Balin Point”

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Highlights include Knob Lake and Signy Research Station.

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