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=== South coast === Moyes Point is a point on the southwest part of Signy Island, forming the east side of the southeast entrance to [[Fyr Channel]]. First charted in 1933 by DI personnel, it was surveyed by FIDS in 1956-58. In 1959 it was named by UK-APC after [[William Moyes]], British government representative at Signy Island in 1912β13.<ref name="gnis-MP">{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=10352|name=Moyes Point|access-date=2020-05-04|links=off}}</ref> To the east, the southernmost point of the island is Pandemonium Point, named by FIDS because of the ceaseless noise from the penguin rookeries on the west side of the ridge close north of the point.<ref name="gnis-PANPO">{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=11320|name=Pandemonium Point |access-date=2020-05-05|links=off}}</ref> Clowes Bay is a bay {{convert|1|nmi|km|0}} wide, entered between the [[Oliphant Islands]] and Confusion Point on [[Confusion Island]], along the south side of Signy Island. It was charted in 1933 by DI personnel who named it for [[Archibald J. Clowes]], English oceanographer.<ref name="gnis-CB">{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=2901|name=Clowes Bay|access-date=2020-05-05|links=off}}</ref> East of Clowes Bay is Lenton Point, named in 1954 by UK-APC for radio operator [[Ralph A. Lenton]] of FIDS.<ref name="gnis-LENP">{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=8715|name=Lenton Point|access-date=2020-05-05|links=off}}</ref> Lenton Point marks the west side of Fur Seal Cove, which sits next to Gourlay Peninsula. The cove was named by the UK-APC for the large number of [[fur seal]]s which frequent the cove and adjacent shore.<ref name="gnis-FSC">{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=5399|name=Fur Seal Cove|access-date=2020-05-05|links=off}}</ref> Inland to the north of Lenton Point is the Hillier Moss, a wet, level, low-lying area, which has several small pools and extensive moss carpets. It was named by UK-APC for [[Edward R. Hillier]], a BAS medical officer.<ref name=gnis-HM>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 6783| name = Hillier Moss |access-date=2020-05-05|links=off}}</ref>
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