Conesa Point
| Conesa Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 52 ′ S , 62 ° 50 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Porphyry Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Leith Cove | |
The Conesa Point ( Spanish Punta Conesa , in Chile Punta María [Pilar] ) is a headland on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . In Paradise Harbor it marks the southern boundary of the entrance to Leith Cove and the northern boundary of the entrance to Porphyry Cove .
Argentine scientists named them after Emilio Conesa (1821–1873), an Argentine general in the Triple Alliance War (1864–1870). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 1978. Scientists from the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951), on the other hand, apparently named it after a family member of one of the expedition members.
Web links
- Conesa Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 346 (English).