Figueroa Point
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Figueroa Point is an ice-free point at the northeast extremity of Greenwich Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Galápagos Cove
. Dovizio Rock (62°26′37.2"S 59°43′17.7"W) is lying 190 metres (207.8 yd) to the northeast, Ibar Rocks
(62°26′54.9"S 59°42′33"W) are centred 860 metres (940.5 yd) to the southeast, Bonert Rock 62°27′01.8"S 59°42′58.3"W is 730 metres (798.3 yd) to the south-southeast and Rosales Rocks 62°26′57.5"S 59°43′16.4"W are 500 metres (546.8 yd) south by east of Figueroa Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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The point is named after First Lieutenant Emiliano Figueroa González, navigation officer aboard the transport ship Angamos during the 1950-51 Chilean Antarctic Expedition, and the rocks are named respectively after Sargeant Dovizio, member of the 1948-49 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; Second Lieutenant Mario Ibar, in charge of the marines onboard of the frigate Iquique during the 1946-47 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; Captain Federico Bonert, second in command of the transport ship Angamos during the 1950-51 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; and Sergeant Rosales, coppersmith in the frigate Iquique during the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition.
, 6.44 km (4 mi)southwest of Negra Point
, Robert Island
, 4.37 km (2.7 mi) southwest of Ash Point
and 1.52 km (0.944486559707706 mi) north by east of Serrano Point
, Greenwich Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1949 and 1980, Chilean in 1951, 1965 and 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Galápagos Cove
Galápagos Cove
Galápagos Cove is the small, 210 m wide cove indenting for 70 m the northeast coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and entered between Spark Point and Figueroa Point.The feature is named after the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador....
. Dovizio Rock (62°26′37.2"S 59°43′17.7"W) is lying 190 metres (207.8 yd) to the northeast, Ibar Rocks
Ibar Rocks
Ibar Rocks is a two rocks located east of Bonert Rock and southeast of Canto Point, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. The names "Islote Ibar" and "Islote Teniente Ibar" appearing on Chilean hydrographic charts in the 1950s refer to the larger and western rock. The recommended name "Ibar...
(62°26′54.9"S 59°42′33"W) are centred 860 metres (940.5 yd) to the southeast, Bonert Rock 62°27′01.8"S 59°42′58.3"W is 730 metres (798.3 yd) to the south-southeast and Rosales Rocks 62°26′57.5"S 59°43′16.4"W are 500 metres (546.8 yd) south by east of Figueroa Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The point is named after First Lieutenant Emiliano Figueroa González, navigation officer aboard the transport ship Angamos during the 1950-51 Chilean Antarctic Expedition, and the rocks are named respectively after Sargeant Dovizio, member of the 1948-49 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; Second Lieutenant Mario Ibar, in charge of the marines onboard of the frigate Iquique during the 1946-47 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; Captain Federico Bonert, second in command of the transport ship Angamos during the 1950-51 Chilean Antarctic Expedition; and Sergeant Rosales, coppersmith in the frigate Iquique during the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition.
Location
Figueroa Point is located at 62°26′42.1"S 59°43′26.4"W which is 210 metres (229.7 yd) southeast of Spark PointSpark Point
Spark Point, also Canto Point, is a rocky point forming the northwest side of the entrance to both Discovery Bay and Galápagos Cove, and the east side of the entrance to Jambelí Cove in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point ends up in a conspicuous...
, 6.44 km (4 mi)southwest of Negra Point
Negra Point
Negra Point is the ice-free tipped point on the southwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Mitchell Cove...
, Robert Island
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands)
Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island long and wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at . Surface area...
, 4.37 km (2.7 mi) southwest of Ash Point
Ash Point
Ash Point is a rounded low ice-free point forming the southeast side of the entrance to Discovery Bay in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of...
and 1.52 km (0.944486559707706 mi) north by east of Serrano Point
Serrano Point
Serrano Point is an ice-free point on the northwest coast of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition after First Lieutenant Fernando Serrano, doctor on the expedition frigate Iquique.-Location:The point is located at ...
, Greenwich Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1949 and 1980, Chilean in 1951, 1965 and 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScarScars are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
