Playa Schiappacasse
| Playa Schiappacasse | ||
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| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Barclay Bay | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 28 '44 " S , 60 ° 47' 25" W | |
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| length | 120 m | |
The Playa Schiappacasse is an approximately 120 m long beach on the banks of Barclay Bay 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 southeast of Punta Yeco .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named him after Paulina Schiappacasse Cambiaso, geographer on this research trip .
Web links
- Schiappacasse, Playa in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)