Media Luna, Playa

Media Luna, Playa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Media Luna, Playa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5885
Name ID: 135030

Feature type: Beach (7)

Origin

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:

Narrative

El nombre es descriptivo de la forma de la playa y habría sido puesto por los cazadores de lobos ingleses que visitaron el área durante el siglo XIX. Playa situada inmediatamente al SW de la punta Yuseff, en la costa oriental del cabo Shirreff de la isla Livingston, islas Shetland del Sur.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 28' 00.0" S
-62.46667°
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Longitude:
60° 46' 00.0" W
-60.76667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

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