Punta Aconcagua
| Punta Aconcagua | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 24 ′ S , 59 ° 41 ′ W | |
| location | Robert Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | English Strait | |
Punta Aconcagua is a headland of Robert Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 2.8 km southeast of Fort William and consists of a headland separating Mitchell Cove from Carlota Cove .
Scientists of the 3rd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1948–1949) named it after Aconcagua , the highest mountain in Chile and South America.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 5 (English)
Web links
- Aconcagua, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)