Aguda Point
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Aguda Point also variously known as Eclipse Point, Punta Natho or Punta Larga, is a point forming the east side of the entrance to Hidden Bay
, on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula
, Graham Land
. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Adrien de Gerlache
, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1957 and is probably descriptive; "aguda" is Spanish
for "sharp" or "sharp pointed".
Hidden Bay
Hidden Bay is a bay 3 nautical miles long, lying between Cape Renard and Aguda Point on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula, Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache 1897-99...
, on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest. Separated from Wilhelm Archipelago to the northwest...
, Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1957 and is probably descriptive; "aguda" is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "sharp" or "sharp pointed".