Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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Feature type: Rock (5)
This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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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.
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