Orión Point
Orión Point is an ice-free point on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the east side of the entrance to Guayaquil Bay. The feature is named after the Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition's ship Orión.Orión Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Orion Point”, “Orion, Punta”, and “Punta Orion”
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Orión Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orion”
- Chinese: “奧里恩角”
- Dutch: “Orion”
- German: “Orión Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orión Point”
- Swedish: “Orión Point”
- Ukrainian: “Оріон (точка)”
- Ukrainian: “Оріон”
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