Macaroni Point

Macaroni Point is a point marking the northeastern extremity of , in the , Antarctica. The name arose following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in January 1954, because a colony of macaroni penguins was on this point.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: northeastern tip of Deception Island, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Froilán Point” and “Froilan, Punta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goddard Hill.

Peak
Bynon Hill is an ice-covered, dome-shaped hill with two rounded summits, 340 metres high, standing 1.5 nautical miles north of , , in the . The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1953.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.

Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at in Deception Island in the , inaugurated in 1955.

Macaroni Point

Latitude
-62.89924° or 62° 53′ 57″ south
Longitude
-60.53376° or 60° 32′ 2″ west
Open location code
379X4F28+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10262638028
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6637311
Wiki­data ID
Q6722598
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Satellite Map

Discover Macaroni Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Macaroni Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Froilán”
  • Cebuano: “Macaroni Point”
  • Chinese: “馬卡羅尼角”
  • Dutch: “Froilán”
  • Dutch: “Macaroni Point”
  • German: “Macaroni Point”
  • Hebrew: “נקודת מקרוני”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Macaroni Point”
  • Spanish: “Froilán, Punta”
  • Swedish: “Froilán”
  • Swedish: “Macaroni Point”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goddard Hill and ASPA-140H Mount Pond.

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