Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Mushroom, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Mushroom, Isla (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:
Fue cartografiado por la Expedición Antártica Británica de Rymill, 1934-1937 y se debe su nombre al parecido que tiene con un hongo (Mushroom). Situada a 10 millas al SW del cabo Berteaux de la costa SW de la península Tierra de O'Higgins, alcanza una altura de 150 metros y está cubierta de hielo, salvo en su cara NE que presenta un acantilado de piedra desnuda.
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