Portal Point () is a narrow point in the northeast part of

Reclus Peninsula Reclus Peninsula () is a peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It borders Charlotte Bay to its east. Location Recluse Peninsula lies on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northward into the Gerlache Strait ...

, on the west coast of Graham Land. In 1956, a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) hut was established on the point, from which a route to the plateau was established. Portal Point was so named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 because it is the gateway of that route.

Cape Reclus Refuge

Cape Reclus Refuge () is a British refuge, originally managed by the British Antarctic Survey, that was located at Portal Point on the

. The hut was inaugurated on 13 December 1956 and remained active until April 25, 1958. A four-man team, led by Wally Herbert, completed the first traverse from Hope Bay, Antarctica, Hope Bay to Cape Reclus in 1957; they wintered in the refuge and carried out a local survey. The refuge was dismantled in March 1996 and transported to the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, where was rebuilt inside the new museum in 2014.

Biology

Portal point often has Weddell seals hauled out near the landing. There are no penguin colonies because of the abundant snow cover.

Geology

Portal Point is a snow- and ice-covered point consisting of Mesozoic granite.Joseph Holliday, Geology Professor, El Camino College Granite bedrock of Portal Point

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Cape Reclus Refuge

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