Tirado Peninsula
| Tirado Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| location | Danco Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Thomas Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Argentino Canal | |
| Waters 3 | Storm Cove | |
The Tirado Peninsula ( Spanish Península Tirado , in Argentina Península Laprida ) is a peninsula on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It extends in a north-northwest direction. Its northwestern branch is Leniz Point on the Argentino Canal .
Chilean scientists named it after Captain Hugo Tirado Barrios, the leader of the 14th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1959–1960). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Tirado, Península in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)