Hueca Point
Hueca Point is the westernmost point of Montagu Island in the South Sandwich Islands. The name "Punta Hueca" was first used in Argentine hydrographic publications of 1953.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Longlow Rock.
Longlow Rock
Islet
Longlow Rock is a rock 1 nautical mile south-southwest of Borley Point and 0.5 nautical miles off the west shore of Montagu Island, in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted and named in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II.
Hueca Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Hollow Point” and “Punta Roca”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-58.45078° or 58° 27′ 3″ south
Longitude
-26.4792° or 26° 28′ 45″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
39HMGGXC+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hueca Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韋卡角”
- German: “Hueca Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hueca Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Hueca”
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Highlights include Mount Belinda and Montagu Island.
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