Roca Ripin
| Roca Ripin | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 21 ′ S , 59 ° 43 ′ W | |
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The Roca Ripín is a sea-washed cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is north of Chaos Reef in the English Strait off the west coast of Robert Island .
Chilean scientists named him. It is named after the daughter of José Duarte Villaroel, captain of the research vessel Lautaro on the 3rd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1948–1949).
Web links
- Ripín, Roca in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)