Neptunes Window
Neptune's Window is a narrow gap between two rock pillars, situated close east of Whalers Bay on the southeast side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Description: rock formation
- Also known as: “Neptune’s Window”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral Crags and Ravn Rock.
Cathedral Crags
Peak
Cathedral Crags is a rocky, ice-free hill with steeply cliffed sides, 140 metres high, surmounting the peninsula between Neptune's Window and Fildes Point on the southeast side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Ravn Rock
Ravn Rock is a submerged rock lying in the center of Neptune's Bellows, the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10.Ronald Hill
Peak
Ronald Hill is a rocky, ice-free hill, 105 m in height, standing north of Kroner Lake on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.Neptunes Window
- Categories: mountain pass, disputed territory, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.988° or 62° 59′ 17″ south
Longitude
-60.54886° or 60° 32′ 56″ west
Open location code
379X2F62+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Neptunes Window from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Neptunes Window” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ventana de Neptuno”
- German: “Neptunes Window”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neptune’s Window”
- Spanish: “Ventana de Neptuno, caleta”
- Spanish: “Ventana de Neptuno”
- Swedish: “Ventana de Neptuno”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whaler’s Bay dormitory and Station P.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Neptune’s Window and Rendered oil storage tanks.
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