Punta Gurruchaga
| Punta Gurruchaga | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 4 ′ S , 58 ° 22 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Martel Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Caleta Aldea | |
Punta Gurruchaga ( Cabo Chiclana in Argentina ) is a headland of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . At the head of the Visca Anchorage , it is in the immediate vicinity of the Ajax Icefall on the banks of the Caleta Aldea .
Argentine scientists named it after the Francisco de Gurruchaga , a research vessel on the Argentine Antarctic expedition that ran from 1953 to 1954.
Web links
- Gurruchaga, punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)