Name details

Acuña, roca

Acuña, roca (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Acuña, roca  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Nomenclador Antártico Argentino Id 100014

Feature type: Island (2b)

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

Ubicada en el canal Lemaire, frente a bahía Deloncle en la península Antártica. Descripta por el ARA "ZAPIOLA" en la Campaña Antártica 1974-75 y nominada en recuerdo del Marinero de 1ra. Pedro Acuña, integrante de la dotación del segundo viaje de la Corbeta "URUGUAY" a la Antártida para relevar al personal del Observatorio Orcadas y obtener noticias de la Expedición Francesa del Dr. Charcot en 1904. Este topónimo fue aprobado por la C.C.G. en 1978. Publicado por primera vez en TSAA2. SHN carta H-715.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 18' 00.0" S
-63.30000°
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Longitude:
57° 56' 00.0" W
-57.93333°
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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 Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

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