Punta Campichuelo
| Punta Campichuelo | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 44 ′ S , 67 ° 28 ′ W | |
| location | Liard Island , Adelaide and Biscoe Islands | |
| Waters | Hanusse Bay | |
Punta Campichuelo is a headland in the northeast of the Liard Island in the archipelago of Adelaide- and Biscoe Islands off the Loubet coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Argentine scientists named them. The further naming background has not been passed down. Probable namesake is the Battle of Campichuelo on December 19, 1810 as part of the Argentine War of Independence (1810-1818).
Web links
- Campichuelo, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)