Punta Rapa Nui
| Punta Rapa Nui | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 60 ° 48 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Barclay Bay | |
Punta Rapa Nui 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 is located around 280 m west-northwest of Cerro Gaviota .
Scientists of the 45th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1990–1991) named it after its resemblance to a moss statue on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
Web links
- Rapa Nui, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)