Guesalaga Peninsula
| Guesalaga Peninsula | ||
 Map of Greenwich Island with Discovery Bay and the Guesalaga Peninsula |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 '49 " S , 59 ° 39' 57" W | |
| location | Greenwich Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters 1 | Discovery Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Iquique Cove | |
| Waters 3 | Rojas Cove | |
The Guesalaga Peninsula ( Spanish Península Comodoro Guesalaga ) is a small, low and pebble- covered peninsula of Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is the location of the Chilean Arturo Prat station at Iquique Cove .
The peninsula is named after Federico Guesalaga Toro, head of the First Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947), during which the Arturo Prat station was built.
Web links
- Guesalaga Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Guesalaga Peninsula on geographic.org (English)