Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11781
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishLemaire IslandSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLe Maire, islaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
FrenchIle LemaireSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLemaire, IslaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
DutchEiland LemaireBeeckman, N. (1988). Belgica: de eerste overwintering in Antarctica 1897-1899 = Belgica: le premier hivernage premier hivernage dans l'Antarctique 1897-1899. North Sea Society: Antwerpen. 77 pp. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Island 
Latitude 64° 49' 0" S (-64.8166667°)  
Longitude 62° 57' 0" W (-62.95°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
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Notes Belgica information (nl): C. Lemaire verkende Kongo    
Belgica information (en): Island 4.5 mi long and 1.5 mi wide, lying 1 mi W of Duthiers Point off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it for Charles Lemaire (http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=08&loc=20007061 / http://geonames.usgs.gov).    
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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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