Esther, Puerto

Esther, Puerto (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Esther, Puerto  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 4352
Name ID: 105515

Feature type: Harbour (3)

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 Esther se debe probablemente al foquero "Esther de Boston" al mando del capitán del "Low" que estuvo trabajando en este lugar durante el verano 1820-1821. Puerto situado a 3 millas al SW de cabo Promontorio Norte, costa N de la isla Rey Jorge, al abrigo de una punta saliente y de un cerro está situado puerto Esther, que fue muy frecuentado por las embarcaciones loberas de principios del siglo XIV, este puerto es sucio, desabrigado y de escaso fondo.

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Location

Latitude:
61° 54' 00.0" S
-61.90000°
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Longitude:
57° 42' 00.0" W
-57.70000°
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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 Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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