Caleta Beeche
| Caleta Beeche | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
| Land mass | Wiencke Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ W | |
|
||
The Caleta Beeche ( Spanish , in Argentina Caleta Matheu ) is a bay on the southeastern foothills of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is on the west side of Principal Point .
Chilean scientists named it after Eduardo Beeche Riofrío, captain of the Rancagua on the 11th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1956–1957). The background of the Argentine naming is not deposited.
Web links
- Beeche, Caleta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)