Rancho Point
Rancho Point is a conspicuous rock headland, 170 m, marking the east extremity of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It rises from the sea to become a large rock which, because of its shape, has received the name.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pond, Mount and Neptunes Window.
Pond, Mount
Peak
Mount Pond is a peak, 550 m in height, standing 2.8 km east-south-east of Pendulum Cove, on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Pond, Mount is situated 3½ km northwest of Rancho Point.
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. Neptunes Window is situated 3½ km southwest of Rancho Point.
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. Ronald Hill is situated 4 km west of Rancho Point.
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. Aguirre Cerda Research Station is situated 6 km northwest of Rancho Point.
Rancho Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Baily Head”
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rancho Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rancho Point”
- Chinese: “兰乔角”
- Dutch: “Rancho Point”
- German: “Rancho Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rancho Point”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Rancho”
- Spanish: “Rancho, punta”
- Swedish: “Rancho Point”
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