Py Point

Py Point
Py Point
Antarctica
Location Py Point
Doumer Island
Palmer Archipelago
Antarctica
Coordinates 64°52′44″S 63°35′32″W / 64.878779°S 63.592095°W / -64.878779; -63.592095
Year first constructed n/a
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal tower[1]
Markings / pattern red tower[1]
Height 11 metres (36 ft)[1]
Focal height 71 metres (233 ft)[1]
Light source solar power
Range 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl W 5s. [1]
Admiralty number G1399.4[1]
NGA number 2792[1]
Managing agent Instituto Antártico Chileno[2]

Py Point (64°53′S 63°37′W / 64.883°S 63.617°W / -64.883; -63.617Coordinates: 64°53′S 63°37′W / 64.883°S 63.617°W / -64.883; -63.617) is a point forming the south extremity of Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Monsieur Py, president of the French Chamber of Commerce in Buenos Aires at that time.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
  2. ↑ "Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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