Muñoz Point
| Muñoz Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 62 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | Lemaire Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Paradise Harbor | |
| Waters 2 | Aguirre Passage | |
The Muñoz Point ( Spanish Punta Muñoz ) is a headland at the southeastern end of Lemaire Island off the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the western limit of the entrance from Paradise Harbor into the Aguirre Passage .
Participants of the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951) named them after Roberto Labra Muñoz, head of the Chilean Bernardo O'Higgins station from 1950 to 1951.
Web links
- Muñoz Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Muñoz Point on geographic.org (English)