Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Chaigneau, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Chaigneau, 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:
El nombre corresponde al apellido del coronel Federico Chaigneau, Ejército de Chile, que participó en la Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1971, a bordo del AP. "Piloto Pardo" de la Armada de Chile. Isla de aproximadamente 1,3 milla de largo y 792 metros de elevación, que se ubica a 5 millas al NW del cabo Casey, en la ensenada Reales Cédulas, costa oriental de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.
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