Name details

Riesco, Península

Riesco, Península (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Riesco, Península  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 135012

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

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 Germán Riesco, Presidente de la República de Chile, que autorizó oficialmente, por Decreto Supremo Nº 2.905 del 7 de julio de 1906, la constitución de la Sociedad Ballenera de Magallanes, con fines de caza marítima en la Antártica. Península alta, sobre la cual se levanta un promontorio de 1.210 metros de elevación, notable por su aspecto semejante a un bastión, que se proyecta hacia la bahía Margarita, entre la bahía Mikkelsen y el campo de hielos Wordie, en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 51' 00.0" S
-68.85000°
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Longitude:
67° 18' 00.0" W
-67.30000°
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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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