Vela, Roca

Vela, Roca (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vela, Roca  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 12603
Name ID: 106430

Feature type: Rock (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

Este nombre data por lo menos desde 1822, y fue probablemente dado por los cazadores de focas. A lo lejos se asemeja a un velero, pero cerca más bien se parece a una casa con techumbre de dos aguas. Es una roca aislada que alcanza una altura de 55 metros, está situada a 7 millas al WSW de la parte SW de isla Decepción, en las islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 05' 00.0" S
-63.08333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 59' 00.0" W
-60.98333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

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