Seno Malfanti
| Seno Malfanti | ||
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| Waters | Wilhelmina Bay | |
| Land mass | Nansen Island | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 37 ′ 7 ″ S , 62 ° 5 ′ 43 ″ W | |
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Seno Malfanti ( Spanish in Argentina Seno Gusano ) is a bay on the southern branch of the Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay on the Danco Coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies between the headlands of Patcha Point and Punta Flauta .
Chilean scientists named it after Enrique Malfanti Pérez, a participant in the 10th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1955-1956), who was part of the landing team on Peter I Island . The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Malfanti, Seno in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)