Discovery Sound (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Discovery Sound (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Sound
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
between Guépratte Island and Parker Peninsula, Anvers Island, was probably first seen by GAE, 1873-74; charted by FAE, 1903-05; recharted by DI in 1927 and named after Discovery (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.8; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Seno Descubrimiento [translation of English name] (Chile. DNH chart 510, 1947). Estrecho Discovery (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.316). Seno Discovery (Chile. IH chart 1504, 1969).
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