Balcón, punta
Balcón, punta is a cape in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melchior Islands and Gamma Island.
Melchior Islands
Island
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
The Melchior Islands are a group of many low, ice-covered islands lying near the center of Dallmann Bay between Brabant Island and Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Gamma Island
Island
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Gamma Island is an island, 1.6 kilometres long, which marks the southwestern extremity of the Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago. This island was first roughly charted and named "Ile Gouts" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage. Gamma Island is situated 3 km northwest of Balcón, punta.
Bremen Island
Islet
Bremen Island, also known as Zeta Island, is a 1 km2 or 100 ha uninhabited island, part of the Melchior Islands in the Southern Ocean along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Bremen Island is situated 3½ km north of Balcón, punta.
Balcón, punta
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Balcon, punta”
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.35° or 64° 21′ southLongitude
-62.95° or 62° 57′ westOpen location code
377VM22X+2XGeoNames ID
6636638
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