Escarpada Point
Escarpada Point Punta Escarpada , Craggy Point |
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Coordinates | 61 ° 18 ′ S , 54 ° 14 ′ W | |
location | Clarence Island , South Shetland Islands | |
Waters | Weddell Sea | |
Waters 2 | Caleta Feilberg |
The Escarpada Point ( Spanish Punta Escarpada , in the United Kingdom named as Craggy Point , both translated: Rocky Point ) is a rocky headland at the southwest end of Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It marks the southern limit of the Caleta Feilberg .
The descriptive naming took place during a research trip carried out between 1953 and 1954 on behalf of the Argentine government. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee completely translated this designation into English on November 3, 1971, while the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1972 only carried out a partial translation.
Web links
- Escarpada Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Escarpada Point on geographic.org (English)