Mirounga Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 14 ′ S , 58 ° 41 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Potter Cove | |
The Mirounga Point is a headland on the south coast of King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is on the east bank of Potter Cove .
Argentine scientists named it in 1966 as Punta Baliza (Spanish for beacon tip ) and later Punta Elefante (Spanish for (sea) elephant tip , English Elephant Point ) after the southern elephant seals that live here . In order to avoid confusion with Elephant Point on Livingston Island , the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in 1985 to rename it using the Latin generic name for elephant seals.
Web links
- Mirounga Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mirounga Point on geographic.org (English)