Berthelot, Islotes

Berthelot, Islotes (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Berthelot, Islotes  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1263
Name ID: 105178

Feature type: Island (5)

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

Fueron descubiertas por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1905, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, quien les dio el nombre por el apellido de Marcelín Berthelot, prominente químico francés. En algunas cartas chilenas, hasta 1957, aparecieron como islas Berthelot y en algunas publicaciones ha figurado como isla Berthelot la mayor de ellas. La verdadera naturaleza de este accidente la determinó John Rymill, durante la BGLE de 1934-1937. Forman un grupo compuesto por una isla central, de 9 cables de extensión y 165 metros de elevación, situada a 4 millas al SSW del cabo Tuxen, rodeada de islotes y rocas, frente a la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

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Location

Latitude:
65° 20' 00.0" S
-65.33333°
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Longitude:
64° 09' 00.0" W
-64.15000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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