Bascopé Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 59 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Rojas Cove | |
The Bascopé Point (English; Spanish Punta Bascopé ) is a headland on the east coast of Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is the extension of Ash Point and marks the northern boundary of Rojas Cove at the entrance from English Strait to Discovery Bay .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) named them after Juan Bascopé Guzmán, meteorologist on this research trip . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2004.
Web links
- Bascopé, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)