Punta Contreras
| Punta Contreras | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 21 ′ S , 63 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Perrier Bay | |
Punta Contreras is a headland on the west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms the northeastern extension of the northern boundary of the entrance to Perrier Bay .
Chilean scientists named it in 1962 after Julio Contreras Aravena, a participant in the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947–1948).
Web links
- Contreras, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)