Name details

Koegel, Bahía

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

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

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Chile Gazetteer Id 105775

Feature type: Cove (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 avistada, probablemente, por la expedición ballenera de Dundee, 1892-1893. La Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1949, la denominó bahía Koegel, nombre que corresponde al apellido del capitán de fragata Raúl Koegel, comandante del AO. "Maipo". Bahía cuyas costas están constituidas por acantilados de hielo inaccesibles de 70 a 140 metros de altura, de 16 cables de ancho en su boca y de 2 millas de saco, que se abre a unas 3,6 millas al NE de cabo Kinnes, en la costa W de la isla Joinville.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 19' 00.0" S
-63.31667°
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Longitude:
56° 28' 00.0" W
-56.46667°
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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

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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