Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Shirreff, Caleta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Shirreff, Caleta (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:
Edward Bransfield le puso este nombre a la caleta por el capitán de navío William H. Shirreff, comandante británico en el Pacífico en 1820. La actual aplicación del nombre fue tomada del mapa de Powell publicado en 1822. Pequeña caleta que se abre inmediatamente al W del cabo del mismo nombre, en el lado N de la isla Livingston, en las islas Shetland del Sur.
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