Shanty Point
| Shanty Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 25 ′ S , 65 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Loubet coast | |
| Waters | Ensenada Aguayo | |
| Waters 2 | Cardell glacier | |
The Shanty Point is a headland at the Loubet coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is west of the confluence of the Cardell Glacier in the Ensenada Aguayo , a side bay of Darbel Bay .
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1955 to 1957 were used by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland so because a rock block located there looks like a hut ( English shanty ) when viewed from a distance .
Web links
- Shanty Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shanty Point on geographic.org (English)