Barros, Punta

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

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

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Place ID: 944
Name ID: 105157

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 AO. "Maipo", buque integrante de la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1958-1959, efectuó un levantamiento hidrográfico de la caleta Péndulo y le dio nombre a esta punta por el apellido del capitán de navío Ramón Barros González, comodoro de la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1958-1959. Punta que marca el límite N de la caleta Péndulo, en el puerto Foster de la isla Decepción, islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 56' 00.0" S
-62.93333°
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Longitude:
60° 36' 00.0" W
-60.60000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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