Name details

Varas, Punta

Varas, Punta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Varas, Punta (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106420

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

Fue denominada por la V Expedición Antártica Chilena, por el teniente 1º Armando Varas Espejo, oficial cirujano del transporte "Angamos". Está ubicada en la costa S de puerto Yankee y a 4,2 cables al SE de punta Spit, que es el límite S de la entrada a este puerto, en la costa S de isla Greenwich, de las islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

62° 32' 18.0" S

-62.53833°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

59° 48' 00.0" W

-59.80000°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

Not recorded

Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

Unknown

Source Identifier:

Source Scale:

Unknown

Source Institution:

Unknown

Source Person:

Unknown

Source Publisher:

Unknown

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Unknown

Date approved:

Unknown

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