Punta Pinguino
| Punta Pinguino | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 60 ° 48 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
Punta Óscar is a headland in the north of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the north of Cape Shirreff , the northern extension of the John Paul II peninsula , it forms the northeastern boundary of Playa Papúa .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named it after the penguin colony located here.
Web links
- Pingüino, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)