Name details

Ferrada, Glaciar

Ferrada, Glaciar (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ferrada, Glaciar  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 134919

Feature type: Glacier (12)

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

Descubierto por el RARE, 1947-1948, al mando del capitán de fragata Finn Ronne, quien le dio el nombre Johnston Glacier por el apellido de Freeborn Johnston, del Departamento de Magnetismo Terrestre del Instituto Carnegie, Washington, D.C., en reconocimiento de sus contribuciones al programa geofísico y a la preparación de los resultados de la expedición. El nombre actual corresponde al apellido de Ariel Ferrada Radic, sismólogo que participó en la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1954, en el petrolero "Maipo" de la Armada de Chile. Glaciar que fluye en dirección SSE a lo largo del lado N del monte Owen hacia la entrada de la ensenada Nantucket, en la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 25' 00.0" S
-74.41667°
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Longitude:
62° 20' 00.0" W
-62.33333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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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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