Cape llamas
| Cape llamas | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 19 ′ S , 56 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | Seymour Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Admiralty Street | |
| Waters 2 | Picnic passage | |
Cape Lamas (in Argentina Cabo Lamas ) is a headland on the southwestern foothills of the Seymour Island off the north east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula .
Pablo F. Beláustegui, captain of the ship Chiriguano , made the naming during an Argentine Antarctic expedition carried out from 1953 to 1954. It is named after José Daniel Lamas, an ensign at sea in the Argentine Navy , who died in the Strait of Magellan when the minesweeper Fournier sank on October 4, 1949 .
Web links
- Cape Lamas in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Lamas on geographic.org (English)