Labbé Point

Labbé Point
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Labbé Point
Location of Labbé Point
Labbé Point
Labbé Point (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°29′49.5″S 59°43′52.3″W / 62.497083°S 59.731194°W / -62.497083; -59.731194
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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). 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 / 62.49500°S 59.74861°W / -62.49500; -59.74861). The small Basso Island (62°29′38.9″S 59°44′02″W / 62.494139°S 59.73389°W / -62.494139; -59.73389) is linked by a mainly submerged spit to the north side of Labbé Point.

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.