Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13212
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishPalmer ArchipelagoSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishPalmer, archipiĆ©lago deSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
FrenchArchipel Palmer   
PlaceType Archipelago 
Latitude 64° 15' 0" S (-64.25°)  
Longitude 62° 50' 0" W (-62.8333333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Group of islands extending from Tower Island in the N to Anvers Island in the S, lying NW of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Gerlache Strait. Named by Gerlache, leader of the BelgAE, 1897-99, for Capt. Nathaniel Palmer who navigated these waters in 1820 (http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=08&loc=20009135/http://geonames.usgs.gov).    
Relations 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Antarctic Peninsula (Peninsula)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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