Name details

Olivares, Rocas

Olivares, Rocas (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Olivares, Rocas  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 134481

Feature type: Rock (5)

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

Fueron cartografiadas por primera vez en 1903, por una partida al mando de J. Gunnar Andersson de la Swed AE. En 1945, el FIDS las denominó Jagged Rocks, nombre descriptivo por indentadas. Su nombre actual corresponde al apellido del marinero (Mq.) Luis Olivares, de la Armada de Chile, quien participó en los trabajos realizados en la Base Chilena Arturo Prat, debiendo vivir ocho días en tierra, durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1949. Grupo de rocas dentelladas, ubicadas cerca del centro de la caleta Hut, en la parte E de la bahía Hope, en el extremo NE de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 24' 00.0" S
-63.40000°
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Longitude:
56° 59' 00.0" W
-56.98333°
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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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Source Publisher:
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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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