Punta Acuña
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 8 ′ S , 67 ° 10 ′ W | |
| location | Millerand Island | |
| Waters | Powell Canal ( Marguerite Bay ) | |
Punta Acuña ( Spanish ) is a headland on the northeastern extension of Millerand Island in Marguerite Bay off the Fallières coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Argentine scientists named it after Carlos E. Acuña, the organizer of a rescue trip through the pampas to the Orcadas station on Laurie Island between 1935 and 1936 .
Web links
- Acuña, punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)