Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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Feature type: Harbour (3)
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:
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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