Name details

Sikorsky, Cordón

Sikorsky, Cordón (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sikorsky, Cordón  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 135116

Feature type: None recorded.

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

Denominado así por la marca del avión monoplano Vought Sikorsky OS2U3 Kingfisher Nº 308 de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, embarcado en el transporte "Angamos" de la Armada de Chile y que, piloteado por el teniente 1º Arturo Parodi Alister, realizó el primer vuelo chileno en la Antártica, durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1947. Cordón montañoso que se levanta cerca de la costa occidental de la ensenada Gardner, en la costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 46' 00.0" S
-74.76667°
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Longitude:
63° 27' 00.0" W
-63.45000°
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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 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

Status:
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Date approved:
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