Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Torre, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Torre, Isla (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
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:
Mide 4,5 millas de largo, está situada al NE de isla Trinidad y a 13 millas al N del cabo Kater en la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Está completamente cubierta por un grueso manto de hielo por lo que presenta una cima de relieve parejo, sin elevaciones o depresiones notables que se destaquen. Fue denominada el 30 de enero de 1820 por la expedición Británica, al mando de Edward Bransfield.
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