Cape Moneta
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 45 ′ S , 44 ° 47 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
| coast | Mackenzie Peninsula | |
| Waters | Jessie Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Sheila Cove | |
The Cape Moneta ( Spanish Cabo Moneta ) is a cape on the north coast of Laurie Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It limits the entrance from Jessie Bay to Sheila Cove to the west .
Argentine scientists named it after the meteorologist José Manuel Moneta (1900-1973), who was involved in Argentine expeditions to the South Orkney Islands in 1923, 1925, 1927 and 1925.
Web links
- Cape Moneta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)