Pygoscelis Point
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Coordinates | 61 ° 9 ′ S , 54 ° 45 ′ W | |
location | Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
Waters | Weddell Sea |
The Pygoscelis Point is an ice-free promontory in the southeast of Elephant Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located between Muckle Bluff and Walker Point and south of The Cornet Mountain .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2015 after the Chinstrap Penguin ( Pygoscelis antarcticus ).
Web links
- Pygoscelis Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)