Gargoyle Bastion
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 60 ° 8 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Hydra Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Griffin Cove | |
The Gargoyle Bastion is a 60 m high and rocky headland with an almost vertical seaward cliff front on the northeast coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It towers over neighboring cliffs on the south side of Hydra Cove .
The headland, like other geographic features in the Williams Point area, is named after a mythical creature. In 1998, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee chose the Gargoyle , a dragon-like monster, as its namesake .
Web links
- Gargoyle Bastion in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gargoyle Bastion on geographic.org (English)