Renard, Cabo

Renard, Cabo (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Renard, Cabo  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12036
Name ID: 106154

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

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:

Narrative

Descubierto en el año 1898, por la Expedición Belga liderada por el teniente Adrien de Gerlache y denominado así en honor al profesor Renard de la Universidad de Gent, miembro de la Comisión Belga y de la Real Academia de Bélgica. Cabo que forma el lado W de la entrada a bahía Flandres y que separa la costa de Danco y Graham en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Es un morro de piedra negra que se alza verticalmente desde el mar hasta una altura de 747 mts., coronado por dos agujas cubiertas de nieve.

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Location

Latitude:
65° 01' 00.0" S
-65.01667°
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Longitude:
63° 46' 00.0" W
-63.76667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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