Name details

Butler, Isla

Butler, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Butler, Isla  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105264

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

Fue descubierta y fotografiada desde el aire en diciembre de 1940 por el USAS. Durante 1947 fue cartografiada desde el aire por la RARE, el que, en conjunto con el FIDS, lo cartografió en terreno. El nombre se lo puso el FIDS y corresponde al apellido de K.S.P. Butler, comandante del FIDS en 1947-1948. Isla situada frente a la costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins, a media distancia entre la ensenada Hilton y la ensenada Violante, a unas 10 millas al SE del extremo SE del cabo Darlington.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 13' 00.0" S
-72.21667°
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Longitude:
60° 10' 00.0" W
-60.16667°
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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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