Nuñez Point
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 33 ′ S , 64 ° 14 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Grandidier Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Leroux Bay | |
The Nuñez Point ( French Pointe Núñez ) is a headland on the Graham Coast of the West Antarctic Graham Land . It is located at the western end of the Takaki Promontory and marks the entrance from the Grandidier Canal to the Leroux Bay to the northeast .
The headland was discovered by participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) led by polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . He named it after Captain Guillermo Núñez of the Argentine Navy. In 1950, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names accepted the name of the headland in its English spelling.
Web links
- Nuñez Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nuñez Point on geographic.org (English)