Costa Caupolicán

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Costa Caupolicán
Costa Caupolicán (Antarctica)
Cape Schlossbach
Base of the Prehn Peninsula
location Ellsworthland , West Antarctica
Waters Hansen Inlet
From Cape Schlossbach
75 ° 8 ′ 33 ″  S , 63 ° 2 ′ 6.7 ″  W.
To Base of the Prehn Peninsula
75 ° 13 ′ 7 ″  S , 64 ° 12 ′ 36.7 ″  W

Coordinates: 75 °  S , 64 °  W

The Costa Caupolicán is a stretch of coast of the Orville coast in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It lies on the south side of the Prehn Peninsula and extends from its base to Cape Schlossbach .

Chilean scientists named the coast after Caupolicán († 1558), a Mapuche chief in the Arauco war against the Spanish conquistadors .

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