Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Rojas, Ensenada (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Rojas, Ensenada (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cove (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:
La Expedición Antártica Chilena, que se realizó en el año 1947, bajo la dirección del capitán de navío Federico Guesalaga Toro, quien levantó completamente bahía Chile, le dio el nombre ensenada comandante Rojas, por el capitán de fragata Gabriel Rojas Parker, comandante de uno de los buques expedicionarios, el transporte "Angamos". Con el objeto de evitar el nombre compuesto, desde 1951 se usa ensenada Rojas.
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