Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Chile, Bahía (CHL) | 62° 29' 00.0" S | 59° 41' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 105321
Place ID: 3669
Fue cartografiada en 1935 por la Investigación Discovery, quienes le dieron el nombre bahía Discovery por el nombre de la misma investigación o por el buque, el "Discovery II". La Expedición Antártica Chilena de 1947, al mando del capitán de navío Federico Guesalaga Toro, que levantó profusamente esta bahía, decidió cambiar su nombre por el actual, bahía Chile, ya que en ese lugar se levantó la primera base antártica permanente de la República de Chile. Dicha decisión fue posteriormente respaldada por la autoridad responsable de los nombres geográficos en el Territorio Chileno Antártico, que es el Instituto Hidrográfico de la Armada de Chile. Amplia bahía, de 2 millas de ancho por casi 3 millas de saco, que se abre entre punta Fort William y punta Bascopé, en la costa nororiental de isla Greenwich, islas Shetland del Sur. Esta bahía era conocida por los cazadores de focas que operaban en esta zona desde aproximadamente 1822. |
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Discovery Bay (RUS) | 62° 30' 00.0" S | 59° 42' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 117710 Place ID: 3669 | |||
Discovery Bay (GBR) | 62° 28' 58.7" S | 59° 42' 57.6" W | Bay |
Name ID: 108523
Place ID: 3669
between Spark Point and Ash Point, N coast of Greenwich Island, was known to sealers and whalers in the area at least from 1822; charted by DI in 1934-35 and probably named at that time after Discovery II (Nelson and others, chart, 1935b; BA chart 3205, 24.iii.1937; APC, 1955, p.8; DOS 610 sheet W 62 58, 1968). Bahía Discovery (Argentina. IGM map, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.316). The bay was further charted by CAE, 1947, and a Chilean station was established on Guesalaga Peninsula (q.v.). Bahía Chile, after the Republic of Chile (Chile. DNH chart L, 1947; IHA, 1974, p.74). Baie Discovery (France. SHM chart 1148, 1947). Bahía Soberanía [=sovereignty bay] (Chile. IGM map, 1947). Soberanía, Bahía de Soberanía, Puerto Soberanía, ([CACA], 1948, p.31-32). Bahía Descubrimiento [translation of English name] (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.17). Baie de la Découverte (Discovery) (France. SHM, 1954, p.46). Baia Discovery (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 9). The bay was further charted by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Protector in 1964. Chile Bay (Shiino, 1970, sketch map p.120). |
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Discovery Bay (USA) | 62° 29' 00.0" S | 59° 43' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 124379
Place ID: 3669
Bay 3 mi long and 2 mi wide, indenting the N side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II. |
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Discovery, bahía (ARG) | 62° 29' 00.0" S | 59° 42' 00.0" W | Bay |
Name ID: 100704 Place ID: 3669 |
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