Macaroni Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 54 ′ S , 60 ° 32 ′ W | |
| location | Deception Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Smolensk Strait | |
The Macaroni Point is a headland that the northeastern foothills of Deception Iceland in the archipelago of South Shetland Islands highlighted.
The headland was named in the course of measurements by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in January 1954. It is named after a breeding colony of golden crested penguins ( English Macaroni penguins ) located here.
Web links
- Macaroni Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Macaroni Point on geographic.org (English)