Caleta Valenzuela (Danco Coast)
| Caleta Valenzuela Caleta Hernán |
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| Waters | Skontorp Cove | |
| Land mass | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 54 '9 " S , 62 ° 51' 54" W | |
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| width | 520 m | |
| depth | 350 m | |
The Caleta Valenzuela (in Argentina Caleta Hernán ) is a bay on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located southeast of Waterboat Point and in the north of Skontorp Cove .
Chilean scientists named it after Corvette Captain Germán Valenzuela Labra, the captain of the Leucotón on the 9th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1954–1955). The namesake of the Argentine name has not been passed down.
Web links
- Valenzuela, Caleta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)