Playa del Plástico
| Playa del Plástico | ||
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| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Barclay Bay | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 175 m | |
The Playa Del Plástico is less than 175 m long beach in the north of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the west side of Cape Shirreff on the northern foothills of the John Paul II Peninsula, it is located immediately north of Punta Óscar .
Scientists of the 39th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1984–1985) named it after plastic waste that was found here and washed up by the sea.
Web links
- Del Plástico, Playa in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)