Name details

Óscar, Punta

Óscar, Punta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Óscar, Punta  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 135055

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

El nombre corresponde a Óscar Pinochet de la Barra, director del Instituto Antártico Chileno, quien ordenó la instalación de un moderno módulo de fibra de vidrio para apoyar las actividades de terreno, con implicancias históricas, antropológicas, geológicas y biológicas, que se desarrollaron en el área durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1990-1991. Punta que se ubica inmediatamente al W del morro Inach, a aproximadamente 2 cables al NNW de la punta Antonio, en la costa occidental del cabo Shirreff de la isla Livingston, islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 28' 00.0" S
-62.46667°
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Longitude:
60° 47' 00.0" W
-60.78333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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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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