Punta Valparaíso (Antarctica)
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Punta Valparaíso Punta Vieyetes |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 62 ° 57 ′ W | |
| location | Lemaire Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Lientur Canal | |
Punta Valparaíso ( Spanish in Argentina Punta Vieyetes ) is the southern foothills of Lemaire Island before the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 5 km east of the southern end of Lautaro Island .
Chilean scientists named it after the Chilean port city of Valparaíso . The namesake of the Argentine name has not been passed down.
Web links
- Valparaíso, Punta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)