Cape Reclus Refuge — History
Location of Refuge — Cape Reclus
(Also known as Reclus hut or Portal Point)
Position: Lat. 64° 30′ S, Long. 61° 46′ W
General location: Portal Point, Reclus Peninsula, Danco Coast.
Purpose
Survey and geology.
Occupied
13 December 1956 – 25 April 1958
Party from Danco Island (Station O) wintered there 1957 to continue local survey work.
Current Status
Dismantled on 1 April 1997 and transported to the Falkland Islands Museum, Stanley, for re-erection as an exhibit (erected Dec 1998). Only concrete foundations remain.
