Name details

Piloto Pardo, Islas

Piloto Pardo, Islas (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Piloto Pardo, Islas  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106095

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Reciben este nombre el grupo de islas del extremo NE de las islas Shetland del Sur, las principales son Elefante y Clarence y las más pequeñas Aspland y Gibbs, además de otras menores. Las islas Piloto Pardo son altas y montañosas, de relieve abrupto, de costas escarpadas. Denominadas en honor al comandante de la escampavía "Yelcho" Luis A. Pardo, quien logró rescatar el 30 de agosto de 1916 a los náufragos del "Endurance" al mando de Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 10' 00.0" S
-64.16667°
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Longitude:
54° 30' 00.0" W
-54.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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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

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Date approved:
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