Waterboat Point (Spanish:Península Munita)[1] is the low westernmost termination of thepeninsula betweenParadise Harbor andAndvord Bay on the west coast ofGraham Land. This feature has "island" characteristics, but it is only separated from the mainland at high water and is more usefully described as a "point". Chile'sGonzález Videla Antarctic Base is located at Waterboat Point.
Named "Península Munita" by Chile, after Rear Admiral Diego Munita Whittaker, Commodore in the V chilean Antarctic Campaign, 1951, under who's command González Videla Base was built.
The coast in this vicinity was first roughly surveyed by theBelgian Antarctic Expedition in 1898. The point was surveyed and given its name byThomas W. Bagshawe andMaxime C. Lester who lived here, in a hut improvised from a water boat, from January 1921 until January 1922. Although only the base of the boat, foundations of doorposts and an outline of the hut and extension still exist, the remains and immediate environs have been designated aHistoric Site or Monument (HSM 56), following a proposal by Chile and the United Kingdom to theAntarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Waterboat Point".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.
64°49′S62°51′W / 64.817°S 62.850°W /-64.817; -62.850
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