Name details

Basso Island

Basso Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Basso Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122260

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Small island linked by a mainly submerged spit to the S shore of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Charted by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947), under Capt. Federico Guesalaga Toro, and named for Juan Basso C., chief storekeeper on the ship Iquique of this expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 30' 00.0" S
-62.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 44' 00.0" W
-59.73333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
1-Jan-1972

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