Punta Hermosilla
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 59 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
Punta Hermosilla is a bare, rocky headland of Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies between Canto Point and Punta Troncoso at the northwest end of Discovery Bay .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) named the headland after Francisco Hermosilla H., who was involved as a photographer on this research trip.
Web links
- Hermosilla, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)