Cubillos Peninsula
| Cubillos Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| location | Graham Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Beascochea Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Collins Bay | |
The Cubillos Peninsula ( English Península Cubillos in Argentina Península Oca Balda ) is a peninsula on the north side of Beascochea Bay on the Graham Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It runs out in a westerly direction in Cape Pérez .
Chilean scientists named her after Admiral Hernán Cubillos Leiva (1906 – unknown), head of the Chilean naval academy and participant in the 17th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Cubillos, Península in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)