Aravena skirt
| Aravena skirt | ||
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| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 30 ′ S , 59 ° 42 ′ W | |
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The Aravena Rock (English; Spanish Islote Aravena ) is a cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the southeast of Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island , it is south of Canales Island and east of Ferrer Point .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) named him after a member of the team that was involved in the surveying of Discovery Bay between January and February 1947. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2005.
Web links
- Aravena Rock in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)