Spallanzani Point
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Point forming the N side of the entrance to Hill Bay and the E tip of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Probably first seen by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. Mapped in 1959 from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the UK-APC for Lazaro Spallanzani (1729-1799), Italian physiologist who first interpreted the process of digestion in 1780.
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Coordinates: 64°8'36"S 62°0'53"W
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- Barton Peninsula 270 km
- False Round Point 320 km
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- Shlossbach Cape 1221 km
- Cape Cox 1246 km
- Cabo San Sebastian 1257 km
- Cape Dolphin 1448 km
- Davis Island 5.6 km
- Hill Bay 5.9 km
- Liège Island 14 km
- Croker Passage 20 km
- Low Island 94 km
- Berraz Bay 99 km
- Cape Wallace 101 km
- Cape James 122 km
- Smith Island 131 km
- Boyd Strait 143 km