Name details

Bear, Islotes

Bear, Islotes (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bear, Islotes  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 134809

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Estos islotes reciben su nombre por extensión del nombre del mayor de ellos, el cual se presume que fue conocido por la BGLE, 1934-1937, y por el USAS, 1939-1941, ambos basados en el área de la isla Stonington. Fueron levantados en 1947 por el FIDS, que le dio el nombre por el del USS. "Bear", buque insignia del USAS, que visitó el área en 1940. Grupo de islotes y rocas, que se ubica a aproximadamente 0,9 milla al W de la isla Stonington, en la bahía Margarita, frente a la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 11' 00.0" S
-68.18333°
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Longitude:
67° 03' 00.0" W
-67.05000°
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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 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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