Name details

Bouvier, Monte

Bouvier, Monte (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bouvier, Monte  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105219

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

Origin

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

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Narrative

Descubierto y aproximadamente posicionado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1905, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, quien le puso el nombre por el apellido de Louis E. Bouvier, prominente naturalista francés. El monte fue levantado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1908-1910, al mando de Jean B. Charcot, y también por el FIDS en 1948-1950. En cartas chilenas de 1947, figuró con este nombre el monte Bruyne, que está a 5 millas al NE. Monte cubierto por hielo en gran parte, de aproximadamente 2.070 metros de elevación, situado en la medianía de la costa oriental de la isla Adelaida, a 11 millas de la isla Day.

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Location

Latitude:
67° 14' 00.0" S
-67.23333°
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Longitude:
68° 08' 00.0" W
-68.13333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Approval status

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