Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Girard, Bahía (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Girard, Bahía (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay (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:
Fue descubierta por la Expedición Antártica Belga de 1897-1899 al mando del teniente Adrien de Gerlache. Posteriormente, fue denominada por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de 1903-1905, al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot por Jules Girard de la Sociedad Geográfica de París. Bahía de aproximadamente 1,5 milla de largo y de ancho ubicada en la costa W de Tierra de O'Higgins entre el cabo Cloos y el monte Scott.
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