Name details

Circuncisión, Puerto

Circuncisión, Puerto (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Circuncisión, Puerto  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105331

Feature type: Anchorage (3)

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

Fue descubierta el 1º de enero de 1909 por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1908-1910, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, quien le dio el nombre por el día en que fue descubierta, día de Circuncisión. Este puerto sirvió de base al buque expedicionario "Pourquoi- Pas" durante la invernada de 1909. Pequeña ensenada ubicada en el lado SE de la isla Petermann, frente a la costa occidental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

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Location

Latitude:
65° 10' 00.0" S
-65.16667°
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Longitude:
64° 08' 00.0" W
-64.13333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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