Aguirre Passage
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Aguirre Passage () is a marine channel between Lemaire Island and Danco Coast, permitting northern access to Paradise Harbor. The feature was navigated by the ship Belgica (BelgAE, 1897-99) and was known to Norwegian whalers in the area from 1913. Chilean Antarctic Expeditions operated a science station on Waterboat Point at Aguirre Passage from 1951-73. Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950-51, after Don Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879-1941), President of Chile, 1938-41.
This article incorporates text from Aguirre Passage, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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