Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Bofill, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Bofill, Isla (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
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:
Durante la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1960-1961, el AGS. "Yelcho" de la Armada de Chile efectuó trabajos hidrográficos en esta zona y le dio el nombre a esta isla, que hasta esa fecha no lo tenía, por el apellido del oficial ingeniero del buque, teniente 1º Luis Bofill de Caso. Isla situada a 6,5 millas al SSW del cabo Sterneck y a unas 2 millas al NW de la isla Rivera, frente a la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.
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