Bowman, Costa

Bowman, Costa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bowman, Costa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1695
Name ID: 105222

Feature type: Coast (7)

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

Descubierta por Sir Hubert Wilkins, durante un vuelo del 20 de diciembre de 1928, quien le puso el nombre por el apellido de Isaiah Bowman, en ese entonces director de la Sociedad Geográfica Americana. En algunas cartas y publicaciones figuró como costa De Bowman. Recibe este nombre el tramo de la costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins que se extiende desde el cabo Northrop hasta el cabo Agassiz.

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Location

Latitude:
68° 00' 00.0" S
-68.00000°
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Longitude:
65° 50' 00.0" W
-65.83333°
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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 Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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