Crispín-Nunatak
| Crispín-Nunatak | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Crispín-Nunatak ( Spanish Nunatak Crispín ; in Argentina Nunatak Trenque Lauquen ) is a Nunatak on the Lassiter coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It looms over the Smith Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named him after Crispín Reyes, officer on board the Esmeralda under the command of Arturo Prat in the naval battle of Iquique on May 21, 1879. The Argentinean name is named after the city of Trenque Lauquen in the province of Buenos Aires .
Web links
- Crispín, Nunatak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)