Puerto Soberania
| Puerto Soberania | ||
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| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Land mass | Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 29 '24 " S , 59 ° 39' 59" W | |
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The Puerto Soberanía ( Spanish for sovereignty -Port is) a side bay of Discovery Bay of Greenwich Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . The natural harbor is located on the east bank of the bay, is ice-free in the Antarctic summer and offers good protection from easterly winds.
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946-1947) named it in connection with the Soberanía station built there (today Arturo-Prat station ).
Web links
- Soberanía, Puerto in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)