Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Azcurra, punta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Azcurra, punta (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cape (8)
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:
Es el extremo SE de la isla Murray, costa W de la península Antártica. El topónimo fue aprobado por la C.C.G. en 1978 y recuerda al Cabo Timonel de Segunda perfecto Azcurra, integrante de la tripulación de la Segunda Expedición Científica de la "CORBETA URUGUAY" de 1904/05 para relevar a la dotación del Observatorio de las islas Orcadas del Sur y recoger noticias de la Primera Expedición Francesa del Dr. Charcot. Fue publicado en TSAA2. SHN carta H-714.
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