Name details

Whitten, Monte

Whitten, Monte (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Whitten, Monte  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106479

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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

Descubierto por la Expedición Sueca del Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld, en el año 1914. El nombre fue puesto con posterioridad en honor al Sr. R. Whitten, tripulante del "Eagle", buque que participó en una Expedición Inglesa que se llevó a cabo en los años 1944-1945. Pico de 445 metros de altura ubicado sobre la costa, al fondo de bahía Hope y separado por un glaciar el monte Flora, más al E, la costa E del extremo NE de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 25' 00.0" S
-63.41667°
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Longitude:
57° 04' 00.0" W
-57.06667°
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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 Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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

Status:
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Date approved:
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Display Scales

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