Punta Leech
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 11 ′ S , 58 ° 53 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Maxwell Bay | |
Punta Leech (in Argentina Punta Peñascos from Spanish peñascos , rock, boulder ' ) is a headland in the northern part of the Fildes Peninsula of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It protrudes 1.55 km east of Suffield Point into Maxwell Bay .
Chilean scientists named it after the American entomologist Robert E. Leech, participant in the 22nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1967–1968).
Web links
- Leech, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)