Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11697
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishArctowski CoveSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Cove 
Latitude 62° 9' 0" S (-62.15°)  
Longitude 58° 29' 0" W (-58.4833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes General information (en): 1980 - Cove between Point Thomas and Shag Point at Arktowski Station. Named in honour of Professor Henryk Arctowski (1871-1958), the pioneer of geological research in Antarctica, Polish member and scientific leader of the Belgica Antarctic Expedition (1897/99) under A. de Gerlache de Gomery (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf).    
General information (en): Small cove at the SE side of Point Thomas in Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by a Polish Antarctic Expedition (1977-79) after Henryk Arctowski, Polish meteorologist with the BelgAE, 1897-99, and in association with the Henryk Arctowski research station on Point Thomas (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf / http://geonames.usgs.gov).    
General information (en): 03/04/1984 - Cove SE of Point Thomas, Admiralty Bay, King George Island; named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after H. Arctowski and in association with the nearby Polish station "Arctowski" (POL 1979; GBR gaz. 1986) (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf).    
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Part of  Admiralty Bay (Bay)  [view hierarchy]   
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