Name details

Acuña, islote

Acuña, islote (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Acuña, islote  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Nomenclador Antártico Argentino Id 134011

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Argentina. It is part of the Nomenclador Antártico Argentino and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

En la entrada de bahía Scotia, isla Laurie. Cartografiado por la Expedición Antártica Escocesa de William Bruce (1903-04), quien lo denominó en honor del meteorólogo M. Acuña, quien en 1904 integró la primera comisión que se hizo cargo de la estación instalada por él en la isla Laurie. Figuró con este nombre en la carta náutica 31 de 1930 y fue publicado en TSAA1. SHN carta H-611.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 46' 00.0" S
-60.76667°
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Longitude:
44° 36' 00.0" W
-44.60000°
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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

Status:
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Date approved:
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