Punta Gassano
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 36 ′ S , 62 ° 8 ′ W | |
| location | Nansen Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Wilhelmina Bay | |
Punta Gassano is a headland in the center of the southwestern coast of Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay off the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named it after the chef Juan Gassano, who was involved in the construction of the Bernardo O'Higgins station in the course of the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947-1948).
Web links
- Gassano, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)