Charrúa Ridge

Charrúa Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Charrúa Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 2556
Name ID: 108166

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Ridge trending E-W and rising to 340 m, NE side of Johnsons Dock, Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Prominent landmark and site of FIDS survey station in 1958; called Monte Charrúa after the Argentine tugboat Charrúa (ARG chart 1954); Charrúa Ridge (GBR gaz.1993).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 39' 17.2" S
-62.65478°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 21' 10.6" W
-60.35294°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
13-May-1991

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