Alagon, islote

Alagon, islote (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alagon, islote  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 159
Name ID: 100041

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Argentina. It is part of the Nomenclador Antártico Argentino and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

En costa NW de isla Larrouy, canal Grandidier, costa W de la península Antártica. El nombre fue propuesto por la División Toponimia del S.H.N. y recuerda al soldado argentino Manuel Alagon de la Fragata "25 DE MAYO" que falleciera a bordo de la misma en el combate naval de Quilmes. El topónimo fue aprobado por la C.C.G. en el año 1978 y publicado en la TSAA2. SHN carta H-715.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 50' 00.0" S
-65.83333°
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Longitude:
65° 21' 00.0" W
-65.35000°
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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 Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
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Related information

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