Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11672
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBay PointSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBahía, puntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBay, PuntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Point 
Latitude 64° 46' 0" S (-64.7666667°)  
Longitude 63° 26' 0" W (-63.4333333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Point which marks the E side of the entrance to Borgen Bay on the SE coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 DI survey, 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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