Punta Les Eclaireurs
| Punta Les Eclaireurs | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 11 ′ S , 55 ° 24 ′ W | |
| location | Joinville Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Ambush Bay | |
Punta Les Eclaireurs is a headland on the north coast of Joinville Island off the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located on the southeastern shore of Ambush Bay .
Argentine scientists named it after the ship Les Éclaireurs , which was used on two Argentine expeditions to the Antarctic (1953–1954 and 1956–1957).
Web links
- Les Eclaireurs, punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)