Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Bigourdan, Seno (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Bigourdan, Seno (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Fjord (3)
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:
Descubierto por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1908-1910, al mando de Charcot, quien le dio el nombre Fjord Bigourdan por el apellido de Guillaume Bigourdan, notable astrónomo francés. Fue levantado someramente por la BGLE de 1934-1937, al mando de Rymill, y relevantado por el FIDS, 1948-1950. Seno de 14 millas de largo en dirección ENE-WSW y de 2 millas de ancho medio, que se abre entre la costa N de la isla Pourquois-Pas y el cabo Saens, en la costa occidental de la Tierra de O'Higgins.
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