Name details

De Bellingshausen, Mar

De Bellingshausen, Mar (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

De Bellingshausen, Mar  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105413

Feature type: Sea (4)

Origin

This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

El nombre recuerda al capitán de navío (después almirante) Thaddeus Bellingshausen de la Armada Rusa, quien comandó la Expedición Rusa de 1819-1821, integrada por los buques "Vostok" y "Mirny". Recibe este nombre la extensión de aguas ubicadas al SW de la península Tierra de O'Higgins y que baña las costas de la Antártica desde la isla Alejandro I, hacia el W, hasta la península Thurston.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 00' 00.0" S
-71.00000°
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Longitude:
85° 00' 00.0" W
-85.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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