Summary
Ocoa Point is a steep headland backed by raised beach terraces at the head of New Plymouth harbour in Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by 19th century sealers.
The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones.[1]
The feature was named in 1971 by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition geologists who had worked in the area, probably after a member of the expedition.
Location edit
The point is located at 62°37′06.9″S 61°08′25″W / 62.618583°S 61.14028°W which is 5.1 km southeast of Start Point, 3.47 km northwest of Chester Cone, 6.24 km north-northeast of Devils Point and 3.24 km east by north of Herring Point, Rugged Island (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps edit
- 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
Notes edit
- ^ Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 126 Byers Peninsula. Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016
References edit
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.