Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Hughes, Bahía (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Hughes, 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:
Este nombre ha aparecido en mapas por más de un siglo y conmemora a Edward Hughes, patrón del "Sprightly", un barco cazador de focas de los hermanos Enderby, que exploró esta región en los años 1824-1825. Bahía encerrada entre cabo Sterneck e isla Gándara en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. La bahía es de gran profundidad, en su costa presenta varias ensenadas y caletas.
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