Half Moon Beach
Half Moon Beach is a small crescent-shaped beach lying 1 nautical mile south-east of Scarborough Castle on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Toqui Hill and Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands.
Toqui Hill
Peak
Toqui Hill is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and ending up in Cape Shirreff.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Protected area
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is a protected area.
Shirreff Base
Dwelling
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shirreff Base is a seasonal field station in the Southern Ocean operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and opened in 1996.
Half Moon Beach
- Type: Shore
- Description: beach in Antarctica
- Categories: beach and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Half Moon Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Half Moon Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Half Moon Beach”
- German: “Half Moon Beach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Half Moon Beach”
- Spanish: “Media Luna, Playa”
- Spanish: “Playa Media Luna”
- Swedish: “Half Moon Beach”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Doctor Guillermo Mann and Ficheto Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anguita, Glaciar and Ancho, Paso.
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