Name details

Cruiser, Rocas

Cruiser, Rocas (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cruiser, Rocas  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105381

Feature type: Rock (6)

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

Estas rocas eran conocidas por los cazadores de focas ya en 1822 y aparecían en las cartas de esa época con el nombre Cruisers. Actualmente se ha generalizado el nombre rocas Cruisers. En una carta chilena de 1951 aparecieron como rocas Corsario. Son dos rocas que afloran en la bajamar, situadas a unas 3 millas al SW del cabo Lindsey, extremo occidental de isla Elefante, islas Piloto Pardo, islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 08' 00.0" S
-61.13333°
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Longitude:
55° 38' 00.0" W
-55.63333°
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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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