Punta Las Torres
| Punta Las Torres | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 60 ° 48 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Barclay Bay | |
Punta Las Torres is a headland in the north of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the west side of Cape Shirreff , the northern branch of the John Paul II Peninsula , it forms the northern boundary of Playa Del Lobero .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named it so because the two rock pillars that make up the headland reminded them of towers ( Spanish torres ).
Web links
- Las Torres, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)