Name details

Celedón, Islote

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

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

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105300

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

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

Narrative

La Expedición Antártica de Chile 1947-1948, al mando del capitán de navío Ernesto González Navarrete, le dio el nombre isla Gral. Aurelio Celedón por el Comandante en Jefe de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, general del aire Aurelio Celedón Palma, y con ese nombre figuró en cartas de 1948. Posteriormente, en 1951, se cambió a isla Aurelio Celedón. El nombre actual se usa desde 1959. Pequeño islote situado a 2,1 millas al NW de cabo Legoupil y a 100 metros al N de isla Bulnes, frente a la costa occidental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 17' 00.0" S
-63.28333°
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Longitude:
57° 58' 00.0" W
-57.96667°
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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 Person:
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Source Publisher:
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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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