Edgell, Monte

Edgell, Monte (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Edgell, Monte  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 4070
Name ID: 105488

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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

Descubierto por la Expedición Antártica Francesa al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, 1908-1910. Visto desde una gran distancia se pensó que era una isla, se nombró esta isla, Gordon Bennett por James Gordon Bennett, 1841-1918, del New York Herald, quien dio ayuda financiera a la expedición. El BGLE Al mando de John Rymill, reconoció esta área en 1936-1937 y no encontrando ninguna isla dio el nombre de monte Edgell por Sir John Augustine Edgell, hidrógrafo de la marina inglesa, 1932-1945, fue desde entonces establecido a través de su uso internacional. Monte situado sobre el cabo Jeremy, al E de la entrada N del canal Jorge VI, en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.

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Location

Latitude:
69° 26' 00.0" S
-69.43333°
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Longitude:
68° 16' 00.0" W
-68.26667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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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