Punta Rojas
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 26 ′ S , 62 ° 20 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
| Waters 2 | Avicenna Bay | |
Punta Rojas ( Spanish ) is a headland on the southeast coast of the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the north-eastern limit of the entrance from the Gerlache Strait to Avicenna Bay , southwest of Cape d'Ursel .
Scientists of the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) named it after Gabriel Rojas Parker, captain of the Angamos on this research trip .
Web links
- Rojas, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)