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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Orville, Acantilados (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Orville, Acantilados (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Coast (7)
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:
Denominado con este nombre por el capitán de navío Howard T. Orville, USN. jefe del Servicio Aerológico Naval que formuló el programa meteorológico de la expedición del capitán de fragata Finne Ronne en 1947-1948. A partir de la península Dodman, la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins toma una dirección hacia el SW por 105 millas constituidas por un acantilado claramente definido que da frente al SE al que ha sido posible seguir hasta la latitud 77°30'S.
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