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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Fierro Point (GBR) 62° 30' 04.3" S 59° 43' 39.7" W Point
Name ID: 135240 Place ID: 4572

Point SW of Vidal Rock, Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands, following survey by CAE in 1947, was so called after Torpedoman Fierro of the Chilean Navy, a member of CAE, 1947, also called Punta Iquique after the frigate Iqique.

Fierro, Punta (CHL) 62° 30' 00.0" S 59° 42' 00.0" W Point
Name ID: 105543 Place ID: 4572

Denominada por la II Expedición Antártica Chilena 1947-1948 por un servidor de la Armada de Chile de ese apellido y especialista en torpedos, integrante de la expedición. Punta situada entre las puntas Labbé y Correa, en bahía Chile, isla Greenwich.

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