Cabo Zarzuela
| Cabo Zarzuela | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 21 ′ S , 55 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | Joinville Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Firth of Tay | |
The Cabo Zarzuela is a headland of Tay Head on the south coast of Joinville Island in front of the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes 10 km east of Mount Alexander into the Firth of Tay .
Argentine scientists named it after Lieutenant Raúl Juan Zarzuela, co-pilot of an Avro Lincoln B019 , which crashed on March 22, 1950 in the Chilean province of Tierra del Fuego, killing all crew members.
Web links
- Zarzuela, cabo in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)