Half Moon Beach
| Half Moon Beach | ||
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| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Porlier Bay , Drake Street | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 28 ′ 49 " S , 60 ° 46 ′ 40" W | |
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The Half Moon Beach (English for crescent beach is) a small beach on the north coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 1.5 km southeast of Scarborough Castle , between Cape Shirreff and Black Point .
The name, based on the shape of the beach, is contained in the records of the British seal hunter Robert Fildes (1793-1827), who operated in two Antarctic summer campaigns between 1820 and 1822 in the waters around the South Shetland Islands.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Half Moon Beach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed January 7, 2018
- ↑ Half Moon Beach (GBR) in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica , accessed January 7, 2018
Web links
- Half Moon Beach on geographic.org (English)