Exotic Point
| Exotic Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 13 ′ S , 59 ° 2 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| coast | Fildes Peninsula | |
| Waters | Fildes Strait | |
| Waters 2 | Geographers Cove | |
The Exotic Point ( Russian Мыс Екзотичезкий Mys Eksotitschesky , German 'Exotic Cape' ) is a headland of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located on the southwest side of the Fildes Peninsula and marks the entrance to Geographers Cove to the south .
Geologists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition made the name in 1968. The name is probably due to the fact that the rock on this headland differs from those in the area. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the Russian name to English on February 7, 1978.
In Argentina, however, it is known as Cabo Sarratea . It is named after the Argentine politician and diplomat Manuel de Sarratea (1774–1849). In Chile , the headland is called Cabo Eusebio after the Chilean geologist Eusebio Flores Silva (1920–1990), founder of the chair of geology at the Universidad de Chile and participant in the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947).
Web links
- Exotic Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Exotic Point on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 516 (English).