Labbé Point
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Labbé Point is a point projecting 600 m (656.2 yd) into the southwest part of Discovery Bay
from Parvomay Neck
, Greenwich Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of 11 hectares (27.2 acre). The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Basullo Cove and the east side of the entrance to Vinett Cove (62°29′42"S 59°44′55"W). The small Basso Island (62°29′38.9"S 59°44′02"W) is linked by a mainly submerged spit to the north side of Labbé Point.
The features were charted and named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition after members of the expedition: Lieutenant Custodio Labbé, navigation officer of the transport ship Angamos; Vinett, the boatswain of the expedition; and Juan Basso, chief storekeeper on the frigate Iquique.
, 1.79 km (1.1 mi) west by north of Ferrer Point
, 1.3 km (0.807784557644749 mi) east-southeast of Riquelme Point
, 3 km (1.9 mi) south-southeast of Ortiz Point
and 5.97 km (3.7 mi) south of Spark Point
(Chilean mapping in 1951, British in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Discovery Bay (Antarctica)
Discovery Bay is a bay long and wide, indenting the northeast side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.- Map :* L.L. Ivanov. Scale 1:120000...
from Parvomay Neck
Parvomay Neck
Parvomay Neck is the 5 km long and 1.55 to 3.5 km wide ice-covered neck between Discovery Bay to the northeast and Shopski Cove and Yankee Harbour to the southwest, linking the northwestern and southeastern parts of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.The feature...
, Greenwich Island
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of 11 hectares (27.2 acre). The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Basullo Cove and the east side of the entrance to Vinett Cove (62°29′42"S 59°44′55"W). The small Basso Island (62°29′38.9"S 59°44′02"W) is linked by a mainly submerged spit to the north side of Labbé Point.
The features were charted and named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition after members of the expedition: Lieutenant Custodio Labbé, navigation officer of the transport ship Angamos; Vinett, the boatswain of the expedition; and Juan Basso, chief storekeeper on the frigate Iquique.
Location
The point is located at 62°29′49.5"S 59°43′52.3"W which is 5.08 km (3.2 mi) southwest of Ash PointAsh Point
Ash Point is a rounded low ice-free point forming the southeast side of the entrance to Discovery Bay in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of...
, 1.79 km (1.1 mi) west by north of Ferrer Point
Ferrer Point
Ferrer Point is a point projecting 700 m into the south part of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of...
, 1.3 km (0.807784557644749 mi) east-southeast of Riquelme Point
Riquelme Point
Riquelme Point is a point projecting 450 m into the southwest part of Discovery Bay from Parvomay Neck, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the west side of the entrance to Vinett Cove....
, 3 km (1.9 mi) south-southeast of Ortiz Point
Ortiz Point
Ortiz Point is an ice-covered point on the northwest coast of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica named after Engineman Ortiz, member of the expedition.-Location:...
and 5.97 km (3.7 mi) south of Spark Point
Spark Point
Spark Point, also Canto Point, is a rocky point forming the northwest side of the entrance to both Discovery Bay and Galápagos Cove, and the east side of the entrance to Jambelí Cove in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point ends up in a conspicuous...
(Chilean mapping in 1951, British in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica