Punta Troncoso
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 59 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | Greenwich Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
Punta Troncoso is a headland of Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies between the headlands of Punta Hermosilla and Punta Serrano at the northwest end of Discovery Bay .
Scientists of the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947-1948) named the headland after Arturo Troncoso Daroch († 2008), later Rear Admiral and Housing Minister of the military junta under Augusto Pinochet , who was involved in this and the 1st Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946-1947).
Web links
- Troncoso, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)