Tonkin, Isla

Tonkin, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tonkin, Isla  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 14801
Name ID: 106367

Feature type: Island (5)

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

Fue avistada y fotografiada desde el aire por el USAS en 1940. El nombre fue puesto en 1947 por el Servicio Hidrográfico Británico, por J.E. Tonkin, uno de sus miembros. Isla situada frente a la ensenada Seligman, 11 millas al SE de cabo Choyce, frente a la costa E de la península Tierra de O'Higgins, mide 3,5 millas de largo de N a S por 1 milla de ancho y está casi completamente cubierta de nieve, salvo sus cumbres más destacadas.

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Location

Latitude:
67° 49' 00.0" S
-67.81667°
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Longitude:
65° 03' 00.0" W
-65.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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