Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11542
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishMeusnier PointSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishMeusnier, puntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Point 
Latitude 64° 32' 0" S (-64.5333333°)  
Longitude 61° 37' 0" W (-61.6166667°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Point within Charlotte Bay, lying 4 mi SE of Portal Point on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Jean B.M. Meusnier (1754-1793), French military engineer and prophetic designer of the first dirigible airship, in 1785. 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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