Alejandro I, isla

Alejandro I, isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alejandro I, isla  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 200
Name ID: 100050

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Argentina. It is part of the Nomenclador Antártico Argentino and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Al S de bahía Margarita, al W de la península Antártica. Descubierta por la RAE en 1821 y bautizada por el Almirante Bellingshausen en honor a su monarca el Zar Alejandro I. Figuró por primera vez en la carta 65 de 1940 y posteriormente en TSAA1. SHN, carta H-7.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 00' 00.0" S
-71.00000°
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Longitude:
70° 00' 00.0" W
-70.00000°
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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