Punta Alvear
| Punta Alvear | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 19 ′ S , 65 ° 52 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Loubet coast | |
| Waters | Darbel Bay | |
Punta Alvear is a headland at the southwestern end of the Strescher Peninsula on the Loubet coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located south of Cape Bellue on the northern boundary of Darbel Bay .
Argentine scientists named it in 1978 after General Carlos María de Alvear (1789-1852), a protagonist of Argentina's independence .
Web links
- Alvear, punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)