Name details

Alfaro, Paso

Alfaro, Paso (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alfaro, Paso  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105085

Feature type: Pass (2e)

Origin

This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

El nombre le fue puesto en febrero de 1961 por la Expedición Antártica Chilena de ese año y corresponde al apellido del capitán de corbeta Mario Alfaro Cabrera, comandante del AGS. "Yelcho" de la Armada de Chile, quien ejecutó el levantamiento hidrográfico de ese paso. Paso que se forma entre la isla Rivera y el continente, desde el cabo Tisné hasta la ensenada Duarte, en la costa occidental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 12' 00.0" S
-64.20000°
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Longitude:
60° 58' 00.0" W
-60.96667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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