Name details

Arctowski, Pico

Arctowski, Pico (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Arctowski, Pico  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 134783

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

Este pico fue descubierto y fotografiado desde el aire en diciembre de 1940 por el USAS y cartografiado en 1947 por el RARE y el FIDS. El nombre, puesto por el FIDS, recuerda a Henryk Arctowski, geólogo, oceanógrafo y meteorólogo polaco de la BelgAE 1897. Pico cubierto de hielo y algo aislado, de aproximadamente 1.400 metros de elevación, situado a aproximadamente 8 millas al WSW da entrada a la ensenada Howkins, en la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 44' 00.0" S
-73.73333°
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Longitude:
61° 28' 00.0" W
-61.46667°
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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 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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