Playa Papua
| Playa Papua | ||
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| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Playa Papua is a beach in the north of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the north of Cape Shirreff it is located immediately north-northeast of Playa Antártico .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named it after the gentoo penguin colony ( Pygoscelis papua ) located here.
Web links
- Papúa, Playa in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)