Name details

Bulnes, Punta

Bulnes, Punta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bulnes, Punta  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105258

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

Durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1947, se le puso el nombre punta M. Bulnes, por el nombre del, entonces ministro de Defensa de Chile, Manuel Bulnes Sanfuentes. El nombre en su forma actual se usa desde 1952. Punta situada en el extremo occidental de la isla Trinidad, que se ubica a 4,7 millas al NW del cabo Skottsberg, extremo S de la misma isla. Punta Bulnes está directamente al E de la isla Despedida y separadas ambas por tres cables de agua.

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Location

Latitude:
63° 51' 00.0" S
-63.85000°
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Longitude:
60° 55' 00.0" W
-60.91667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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