Cape Reclus Refuge | |
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Refuge | |
  Cape Reclus Refuge Location of Cape Reclus in Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 64°30′00″S 61°46′00″W / 64.5°S 61.766667°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Location in Antarctica | Cape Reclus Portal Point Antarctica |
| Administered by | British Antarctic Survey |
| Established | 1956 |
| Demolished | 1958 |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Status | Dismantled |
Portal Point (64°30′S 61°46′W / 64.500°S 61.767°W) is a narrow point in the northeast part of Reclus Peninsula, 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. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 because the point is the "gateway" of the route.