Name details

Roja, Isla

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

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

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106195

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

Fue descubierta y denominada por la Expedición Sueca, que se realizó entre los años 1901-1904 al mando de Otto Nordenskjöld. Su nombre es descriptivo, pues la piedra volcánica es de color rojizo. Es circular de una milla de diámetro de cima plana que se eleva a 494 metros, con laderas acantiladas de piedra volcánica, está situada a 4 millas al NW del cabo Lachman de la isla Ross, en las cercanías del extremo NE del canal Príncipe Gustavo.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 43' 00.0" S
-63.71667°
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Longitude:
57° 53' 00.0" W
-57.88333°
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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 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

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Date approved:
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