Name details

Vivar, Glaciar

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

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

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Chile Gazetteer Id 135145

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 FIDS, que le dio el nombre de glaciar Victory debido a que fue descubierto durante la semana siguiente a la rendición del Japón en la II Guerra Mundial, en agosto de 1945. El nombre glaciar Vivar corresponde al apellido de Carlos Vivar Tapia, taxidermista del Instituto Antártico Chileno, quien participó en la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1970-1971. Glaciar de suave pendiente, de aproximadamente 8 millas de largo, fluyendo hacia el ESE desde el extremo N del plateau Detroit, en la península Luis Felipe, y que se abre al canal Príncipe Gustavo inmediatamente al N de la punta Pitt.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 49' 00.0" S
-63.81667°
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Longitude:
58° 22' 00.0" W
-58.36667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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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