Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
López, Islotes (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
López, Islotes (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
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:
Denominados por la II Expedición Antártica Chilena, que se realizó entre los años 1947- 1948 por el comandante del petrolero "Rancagua", capitán de fragata Alfredo López Costa. Islotes situados aproximadamente unas 3 millas al W de cabo Tisné y vecinos a isla Ximena. Libres de hielo en verano, cubiertos de abundante vegetación antártica (musgos y líquenes). Los islotes presentan un color café rojizo debido a la vegetación.
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