Lava Point
Lava Point is a cape in Antarctica. Lava Point is situated nearby to the locality Aguirre Cerda Research Station.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkwood, Mount and Crater Lake.
Kirkwood, Mount
Peak
Mount Kirkwood is a mountain, 460 m, standing 3 nautical miles west of Entrance Point in the south part of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Crater Lake
Lake
Crater Lake is a volcanic crater, now filled with water, lying north-west of Mount Kirkwood on the south side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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. Cathedral Crags is situated 3 km east of Lava 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 7 km north of Lava Point.
Lava Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.99389° or 62° 59′ 38″ southLongitude
-60.625° or 60° 37′ 30″ westElevation
214 metres (702 feet)Open location code
379X294F+CXGeoNames ID
6629004
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