Sound, Canal

Sound, Canal (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sound, Canal  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 13715
Name ID: 135118

Feature type: Channel (9)

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

Fue cartografiado por primera vez, aunque en forma aproximativa, por la Expedición Antártica Francesa al mando del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, 1903-1905. El nombre le habría sido puesto por personal de la DI, que también lo levantó en forma aproximativa en 1927. Canal de aproximadamente 3 millas de largo y 0,5 milla de ancho, que se extiende en dirección N-S entre las islas del archipiélago Melchior, en el archipiélago de Palmer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 19' 00.0" S
-64.31667°
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Longitude:
62° 58' 00.0" W
-62.96667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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:
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