Name details

Francés, Paso

Francés, Paso (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Francés, Paso  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105574

Feature type: Passage (9)

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

Denominada por la Expedición Antártica Británica de 1934-1937 al mando del comandante John Rymill, en "Pourquoi-Pas", buque de la Expedición Francesa al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot que navegó este paso en enero de 1909. Paso que se extiende en una dirección NW-SE entre las islas Dannebrog al NE del islote Roca e islas Argentinas al SW, en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Es un paso limpio y profundo. Las aguas frente a la entrada occidental del paso Francés son sucias y presentan rocas y bajos fondos que hacen peligrosa la aproximación desde esa dirección.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 10' 00.0" S
-65.16667°
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Longitude:
64° 25' 00.0" W
-64.41667°
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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 Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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