Name details

González, Isla

González, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

González, Isla  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105615

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

La Expedición Antártica de Chile de 1947, al mando del capitán de navío Federico Guesalaga Toro, que efectuó un completo levantamiento de bahía Chile, le dio el nombre isla Comdte. González, por el comandante del buque expedicionario PF. "Iquique", capitán de fragata Ernesto González Navarrete. Desde 1951 se usa el nombre isla González para evitar el nombre compuesto. Isla de una extensión no mayor de 2 cables por 1 de ancho, que está ubicada al S de la península Guesalaga, en la entrada al caletón Iquique, puerto Soberanía, bahía Chile, isla Greenwich, islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 29' 00.0" S
-62.48333°
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Longitude:
59° 38' 00.0" W
-59.63333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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