Black, Costa

Black, Costa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Black, Costa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1391
Name ID: 105198

Feature type: Coast (7)

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

Esta costa fue descubierta y fotografiada desde el aire por miembros de la Base East del USAS, 1939-1941, durante un vuelo el 30 de diciembre de 1940. Aunque el nombre original fue Richard Black Coast, desde 1956 se emplea costa Black para evitar el nombre compuesto. El nombre corresponde al apellido del comandante Richard B. Black, USNR, jefe del vuelo del 30 de diciembre de 1940 y comandante de la Base East. Costa que se extiende entre el cabo Boggs y el cabo Mackintosh, en la costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 44' 00.0" S
-71.73333°
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Longitude:
61° 00' 00.0" W
-61.00000°
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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 Scale:
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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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