Punta Aguayo
| Punta Aguayo | ||
 Map of Livingston Island with Cape Shirreff |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 60 ° 47 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Porlier Bay | |
Punta Aguayo ( Spanish ) is a headland in the north of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located south-southeast of Punta La Caverna on the east side of Cape Shirreff .
Chilean scientists named it after the Chilean veterinarian and marine biologist Anelio Aguayo Lobo (* 1933) from the Universidad de Chile , who explored this area by helicopter on the 20th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1965–1966) .
Web links
- Aguayo, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)