Name details

Breakwater, Islote

Breakwater, Islote (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Breakwater, Islote  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105234

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

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:

Narrative

Descubierto en 1944 por la Operación Tabarín del FIDS de 1943-1945, al mando del capitán de corbeta J.W.S. Marr, RNVN, recibiendo este nombre descriptivo (rompeolas). Este islote, muy característico y que semeja un cubo de piedra de 33 metros de elevación, emerge a 5,3 millas al S del cabo Astrup y muy próximo a la costa oriental de la isla Wiencke, archipiélago de Palmer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 48' 00.0" S
-64.80000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 14' 00.0" W
-63.23333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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:
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