Name details

Cordovez, Islote

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

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

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105365

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

El nombre fue puesto por el Instituto Hidrográfico de la Armada de Chile, por el capitán de navío (R.) Enrique Cordovez Madariaga, hidrógrafo chileno, ex-director del Instituto Hidrográfico, ex-asesor del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, ex-presidente de la Sociedad Científica de Chile, promotor antártico y autor de varios trabajos relacionados con la Antártica, entre ellos el libro "La Antártica Sudamericana". La decisión de aplicar este nombre es del año 1962, después de haber sido derogado el paso Cordovez, 12 millas al NNW. Islote que alcanza una altura de 40 metros y está situado a 3,2 millas al ENE de cabo Wauters de la isla Two Hummock, archipiélago de Palmer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 05' 00.0" S
-64.08333°
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Longitude:
61° 36' 00.0" W
-61.60000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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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