Name details

Violante, Ensenada

Violante, Ensenada (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Violante, Ensenada  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106448

Feature type: Inlet (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

Descubierta desde el aire en diciembre de 1940, por el USAS, recibe su nombre por el mayor André. L. Violante, del Ejército de los EE.UU., diseñador de las construcciones prefabricadas usadas por la Expedición. Se forma a 34 millas al S del cabo Darlington y mide 11 millas de ancho en su entrada, que se abre entre los cabos Fanning y Herdman, por 16 de saco, en la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Es una amplia ensenada, en cuyo fondo desciende un glaciar.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 35' 00.0" S
-72.58333°
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Longitude:
61° 05' 00.0" W
-61.08333°
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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 Person:
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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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