Villard Point
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Villard Point is a point projecting 500 m into Barclay Bay
from Robbery Beaches
on Byers Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica and forming the east side of the entrance to Baba Tonka Cove
and the west side of the entrance to Kukuzel Cove
.
The point was named in 1971 by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition following geological work in the area, probably after a member of the expedition.
and 1.16 km west-northwest of Lair Point
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean mapping in 1971, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Barclay Bay
Barclay Bay is a bay lying between Cape Shirreff and Essex Point on the north side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on an 1825 chart of the British sealing expedition under James Weddell, and is now established in international usage.-Maps:* L.L. Ivanov et al....
from Robbery Beaches
Robbery Beaches
Robbery Beaches are beaches extending along the north side of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica between Essex Point to the west and Nedelya Point to the east....
on Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It occupies , and includes the small freshwater Basalt Lake. The area was visited by early 19th century American and British sealers who came almost exclusively from New England,...
, Livingston Island 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 and forming the east side of the entrance to Baba Tonka Cove
Baba Tonka Cove
Baba Tonka Cove is the 900 m wide cove indenting for 700 m the north coast of Byers Peninsula between Villard Point and Varadero Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and the west side of the entrance to Kukuzel Cove
Kukuzel Cove
Kukuzel Cove is the 830 m wide cove indenting for 550 m the north coast of Byers Peninsula between Lair Point and Villard Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
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The point was named in 1971 by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition following geological work in the area, probably after a member of the expedition.
Location
The point is located at 62°36′43.9"S 61°03′25.9"W which is 1.19 km east-southeast of Varadero PointVaradero Point
Varadero Point is a point projecting 620 m into Barclay Bay from Robbery Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the west side of the entrance to Baba Tonka Cove...
and 1.16 km west-northwest of Lair Point
Lair Point
Lair Point is a point projecting 570 m into Barclay Bay from Robbery Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the east side of the entrance to Kukuzel Cove...
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean mapping in 1971, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- 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
