West Point
West Point is a cape in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uritorco, Mount and Wensleydale Beacon.
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…
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 3 km east of West Point.
Achala, Mount
Peak
Mount Achala is a peak rising to 680 m at the north end of Telefon Ridge, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1956, after a mountain in Argentina. Achala, Mount is situated 4 km northeast of West 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 8 km east of West Point.
West Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.95° or 62° 57′ southLongitude
-60.75833° or 60° 45′ 30″ westOpen location code
379X26XR+XMGeoNames ID
6629040
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Highlights include Champaqui, Mount and Telefon Pass.
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