Punta Guido
| Punta Guido | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 3 ′ S , 60 ° 56 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Davis coast | |
| Waters | Curtiss Bay | |
Punta Guido (in Argentina Punta Saavedra ) is a headland on the Davis Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 5 km east-northeast of Cape Sterneck at the northern end of the Chawdar Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named it after the taxidermist Guido Sanhuezo Briccio, participants in the 25th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1970-1971). The namesake of the Argentine name is the Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878-1959).
Web links
- Guido, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)