Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Tisné, Cabo (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Tisné, Cabo (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Point (8)
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:
Fue denominado por la VI Expedición Antártica Chilena en honor al comandante de esta Expedición capitán de navío Fernando Tisné B. en 1952. Situado a 5,5 millas al SSE de cabo Sterneck, en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins, y es el extremo de una pronunciación saliente de la costa, que encierra a caleta Fontaine por el S. Es bajo de piedra, espaldeado por un cerro alto. Libre de hielo en verano y cubierto por grandes manchas de vegetación.
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