Vapour Point
Vapour Point is a cape in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uritorco, Mount and New Rock.
Uritorco, Mount
Peak
Mount Uritorco is a mountain surmounting the southern part of Telefon Ridge on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on an Argentine chart of 1956. This article incorporates public domain material from…
New Rock
Island
New Rock is a rock, 105 m high, lying 1.4 kilometres off the southwest coast of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name of the rock derives from its relatively recent charting in about 1929. New Rock is situated 3 km south of Vapour Point.
Wensleydale Beacon
Peak
Wensleydale Beacon is a hill, 110 m, situated just north of Fumarole Bay, on the west side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Wensleydale Beacon is situated 4 km northeast of Vapour 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 9 km northeast of Vapour Point.
Vapour Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.97917° or 62° 58′ 45″ southLongitude
-60.74306° or 60° 44′ 35″ westOpen location code
379X27C4+8QGeoNames ID
6629037
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Satellite Map
Discover Vapour Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vapour Col and Chilota, Laguna.
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