Punta Barra
| Punta Barra | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 14 ′ S , 58 ° 38 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Potter Cove | |
Punta Barra ( Cabo Chiclana in Argentina ) is a sandy headland on the south bank of Potter Cove , a side bay of Maxwell Bay on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands .
Chilean scientists named it after Carlos Barra von Kretschmann, captain of the Piloto Pardo on the 26th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1971–1972). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Barra, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)