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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/12637 |
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| Names |
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| English | Sterneck, Cape | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| French | Cap von Sterneck | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Sterneck, cabo | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Dutch | Kaap Von Sterneck | Beeckman, N. (1988). Belgica: de eerste overwintering in Antarctica 1897-1899 = Belgica: le premier hivernage premier hivernage dans l'Antarctique 1897-1899. North Sea Society: Antwerpen. 77 pp. (look up in IMIS) |
| English | Herschel, Cape | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
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Cape |
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| Latitude |
64° 4' 0" S (-64.0666667°) |
| Longitude |
61° 2' 0" W (-61.0333333°) |
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SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ |
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| Notes |
Belgica information (nl): Duits geofysicus |
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Belgica information (en): A bold, black cliff on a projecting point of land forming the N side of the entrance to Hughes Bay, on the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula. In 1898, the BelgAE under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache explored this area and named this cape for the German geophysicist whose apparatus was used on the expedition (http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=08&loc=20011754). |
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Belgica information (en): A bold, black cliff on a projecting point of land forming the north side of the entrance to Hughes Bay, on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. In 1898, the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache explored this area and named this cape for the German geophysicist Robert Von Sterneck, Professor in Wien under whose guidance Danco was trained and whose instruments were used on the expedition. |
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Belgica information (fr): Falaise noire escarpée sur un promontoire de terre délimitant le côté nord de l’entrée de la baie Hughes, sur la côte ouest de la péninsule antarctique. En 1898, l’expédition belge en Antarctique sous le commandement d’Adrien de Gerlache explora cette région et baptisa ce cap du nom du géophysicien allemand Robert Von Sterneck, professeur à Vienne, lequel forma Danco et mit ses instruments à la disposition de l’expédition. |
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Belgica information (nl): Kale, zwarte klif op een uitstekende landtong die de noordzijde vormt van de toegang tot de Hughes Baai, op de westkust van het Antarctische Schiereiland. In 1898 verkende de Belgische Antarctica expeditie onder leiding van luitenant Adrien de Gerlache dit gebied en noemde deze kaap naar de Duitse geofysicus Robert Von Sterneck. Hij was professor in Wenen en leidde Danco op. De expeditie gebruikte zijn instrumenten. |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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