Punta Leiva
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 32 ′ S , 62 ° 0 ′ W | |
| location | Nansen Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Wilhelmina Bay | |
Punta Leiva (in Argentina Punta Donati ) is a headland at the northeastern end of Enterprise Island in Wilhelmina Bay off the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named it after René Leiva García, a crew member of the Piloto Pardo on the 16th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962). The namesake of the Argentine name has not been passed down.
Web links
- Leiva, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)