Jorge Island

Jorge Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jorge Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7232
Name ID: 109552

Feature type: Island

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

one of the Aitcho Islands (q.v.), English Strait, South Shetland Islands, was named Isla Jorge by CAE, 1948-49, after the son of Capt. (C) José Duarte, commanding the patrol ship Lautaro (Chile. DNH chart 1405, 1961; IHA, 1974, p.166). Jorge Island (APC, 1974, p.4; BA, 1974, p.165).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 22' 47.1" S
-62.37975°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 45' 38.5" W
-59.76069°
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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:
3-Nov-1971

Related information

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