Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13044
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishIceberg PointSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishIceberg, PuntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishTémpano, puntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Point 
Latitude 64° 39' 0" S (-64.65°)  
Longitude 63° 5' 0" W (-63.0833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Prominent point 8 mi WSW of Ryswyck Point, on the E side of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The point was first mapped by the BelgAE, 1897-99. The name appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery, but may reflect an earlier naming. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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