Penfold Point
Penfold Point is a point which forms the northwest side of the entrance to Whalers Bay, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named for Lieutenant Commander D.N.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ronald Hill and Neptunes Window.
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.
Neptunes Window
Mountain saddle
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at Pendulum Cove in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, inaugurated in 1955.
Penfold Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in the South Shetland Islands
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.98384° or 62° 59′ 2″ southLongitude
-60.57804° or 60° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
379X2C8C+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10262638020OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6623081Wikidata ID
Q2604809
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Satellite Map
Discover Penfold Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Penfold Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Baja, punta (punta, lat -62,98, long -60,58)”
- Cebuano: “Baja, punta”
- Chinese: “彭福尔德角”
- Dutch: “Baja, punta”
- German: “Penfold Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Penfold Point”
- Spanish: “Baja, punta”
- Spanish: “Penfold Point”
- Spanish: “Penfold, Punta”
- Spanish: “Punta Baja”
- Swedish: “Baja, punta (udde i Antarktis, lat -62,98, long -60,58)”
- Swedish: “Penfold Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whaler’s Bay dormitory and Station P.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ASPA-140K Ronald Hill to Kroner Lake and Hospital.
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