Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
De Castilla, Paso (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
De Castilla, Paso (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Pass (2e)
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 almirante español Gabriel de Castilla y de la Mata, quien en marzo de 1603, cumpliendo órdenes de los Gobernadores de Chile, llegó hasta la latitud 64° S y habría sido el descubridor de la Antártica. Es el paso que se forma entre la isla Lemaire y la isla Lautaro y que comunica el estrecho De Gerlache con el canal Lientur, acceso a la bahía Paraíso, costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins.
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