Punta Almonacid
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 17 ′ S , 60 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Black coast | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
Punta Almonacid is a headland on the Black Coast of Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms the southern branch of the Merz Peninsula . There is a risk of confusion with Flagon Point further north .
Argentine scientists named it in 1978 after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid (1882–1953), who made the first flight over the Andes in 1920 .
Web links
- Almonacid, punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)