History of Cape Reclus refuge

Also known as Reclus hut or Portal Point.

Location

Position: Lat. 64° 30′ S, Long. 61° 46′ W
General location: Portal Point, Reclus Peninsula, Danco Coast.

Purpose

Survey and geology.

Occupied

13 Dec 1956 – 25 Apr 1958

Party from Danco Island (Station O) wintered there 1957 to continue local survey work. 4-man party, led by Wally Herbert, completed the first traverse from Hope Bay to Cape Reclus 9 Oct-30 Dec 1957.

Current status

Dismantled in Mar 1996 and transported to the Falkland Islands Museum, Stanley, Falkland Islands. (Erected as an exhibit Dec 1998, refurbished Nov 2007, re-built inside the new Museum 2014.) Only concrete foundations remain at Portal Point.

For full listing of all station histories, see History of British stations and refuges.

Cape Reclus refuge, 1957-58. (Photographer: Richard Foster; Archives ref: AD6/19/2/O3/2)
Cape Reclus refuge, 1957-58. (Photographer: Richard Foster; Archives ref: AD6/19/2/O3/2)