Punta Chacao
| Punta Chacao | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 56 ′ S , 60 ° 41 ′ W | |
| location | Deception Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Port Foster | |
| Waters 2 | Telephone Bay | |
Punta Chacao ( Spanish ) is a headland of Deception Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the northwest bank of Port Foster , it marks the southern boundary of the entrance to Telefon Bay .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946-1947) named it on January 22, 1947 after the Chacao Channel in Chile.
Web links
- Chacao, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)