Maldifassi Shoal
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 29 '35 " S , 59 ° 41' 41" W | |
| Waters 1 | Discovery Bay | |
Maldifassi Shoal ( Spanish Bajo Maldifassi ) is a shoal in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island , it is located 320 m west of Skarmeta Rocks and north of Ferrer Point at a water depth of 7 m below sea level . It consists of rocks that fall dry when the tide is low .
Scientists from the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947–1948) mapped and named them. It is named after Oreste Maldifassi T., a member of the expedition. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2004.
Web links
- Maldifassi Shoal in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)