Falsa Isla, Punta

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

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

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Place ID: 4450
Name ID: 105533

Feature type: Point (8)

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

Fue vista por primera vez en febrero de 1902 y cartografiada como isla por la expedición Sueca, al mando del comandante Otto Nordenskjöld. En 1945 el FIDS determinó que formaba parte de la isla Vega, colocándole este nombre descriptivo. La constituye un angosto promontorio de piedra de 1 milla de largo por 5 cables de ancho, que está unida con la isla por un istmo de arena gruesa, está situada en la costa S de la isla Vega.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 56' 00.0" S
-63.93333°
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Longitude:
57° 22' 00.0" W
-57.36667°
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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 Scale:
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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:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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