Name details

Flores, Barrera de Hielos

Flores, Barrera de Hielos (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Flores, Barrera de Hielos  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 134923

Feature type: Ice shelf (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

El nombre corresponde al apellido de Eusebio Flores Silva, geólogo y profesor de la Escuela de Minas, quien participó en la recolección de material geológico durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1947, embarcado en el transporte "Angamos" de la Armada de Chile. Barrera de hielos de aproximadamente 25 millas de boca y 35 millas de fondo, en la parte S de la isla Alejandro I y limitada hacia el W por la península Carvajal.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 00' 00.0" S
-72.00000°
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Longitude:
72° 00' 00.0" W
-72.00000°
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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 Identifier:
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

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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