Labbé Point
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Labbé Point is a point projecting 600 m (660 yd) into the southwest part of Discovery Bay from Parvomay Neck, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of 11 hectares (27 acres).[1] The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Basullo Cove and the east side of the entrance to Vinett Cove (62°29′42″S 59°44′55″W). The small Basso Island (62°29′38.9″S 59°44′02″W) is linked by a mainly submerged spit to the north side of Labbé Point.
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°29′49.5″S 59°43′52.3″W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Length | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The features were charted and named by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition after members of the expedition: Lieutenant Custodio Labbé, navigation officer of the transport ship Angamos; Vinett, the boatswain of the expedition; and Juan Basso, chief storekeeper on the frigate Iquique.