Cabo Abenante
| Cabo Abenante | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 44 ′ S , 41 ° 58 ′ W | |
| location | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Baie Chica | |
The Cabo Abenante is a cape on the northern edge of the Antarctic Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf east of Berkner Island . It is located on the western foothills of the Baie Chica .
Argentine scientists made the naming in 1958. It is named after the soldier Mario Bruno Abenante, who died in the coup against the Argentine President Juan Perón in September 1955.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 2 (English)
Web links
- Abenante, cabo at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English and Spanish)