Name details

Alfiler, roca

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

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

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Nomenclador Antártico Argentino Id 100052

Feature type: Rock (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

Cerca de punta Alfiler, en el estrecho Morton, islas Shetland del Sur. La roca fue cartografiada y bautizada por el Capitán A.L. Nelson, del Discovery II en 1935. El topónimo fue usado por el Almirantazgo en 1948 y aceptado oficialmente por el USBOGN en 1959. En aquel entonces el accidente no pudo ser debidamente individualizado. Fue publicado en TSAA1. SHN carta 138.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 38' 00.0" S
-62.63333°
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Longitude:
59° 51' 00.0" W
-59.85000°
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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 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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