Delta, Isla

Delta, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Delta, Isla  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 3501
Name ID: 105432

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

El nombre Delta proviene de la cuarta letra del alfabeto griego que probablemente fue dado por el personal del DI., quienes hicieron un reconocimiento rápido de la isla en 1927. La isla fue reconocida por exploraciones argentinas en 1942-1943 y 1948. Isla cerca de 5 millas de largo, situada al SE de isla Lambda y E de isla Alpha en las islas Melchior en el archipiélago de Palmer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 19' 00.0" S
-64.31667°
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Longitude:
62° 59' 00.0" W
-62.98333°
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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 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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