Maipó Shoal
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 29 ′ 17 " S , 59 ° 40 ′ 33" W | |
| Waters 1 | Discovery Bay | |
Maipó Shoal ( Spanish Bajo Maipó ) is a shoal in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island , it is 440 m southwest of González Island at a water depth of 8 m below sea level .
Scientists of the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947–1948) named it after the tanker Maipó , one of the ships on the expedition. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2008.
Web links
- Maipó Shoal in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)