Name details

Girard, Bahía

Girard, Bahía (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Girard, Bahía  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105607

Feature type: Bay (3)

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

Fue descubierta por la Expedición Antártica Belga de 1897-1899 al mando del teniente Adrien de Gerlache. Posteriormente, fue denominada por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1905, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot por Jules Girard de la Sociedad Geográfica de París. Bahía de aproximadamente 1,5 milla de largo y de ancho ubicada en la costa W de Tierra de O'Higgins entre el cabo Cloos y el monte Scott.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 08' 00.0" S
-65.13333°
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Longitude:
63° 58' 00.0" W
-63.96667°
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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 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

None

Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
Unknown

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