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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Penfold Point
- Cape
- Description: headland in the South Shetland Islands
- Categories
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.98384° or 62° 59′ 2″ south
Longitude
-60.57804° or 60° 34′ 41″ west
Open location code
379X2C8C+FQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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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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