Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11849
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishLester CoveSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLester, caletaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Cove 
Latitude 64° 54' 0" S (-64.9°)  
Longitude 62° 35' 0" W (-62.5833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Cove forming the southernmost part of Andvord Bay, on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Maxime C. Lester (1891-1957), who, with T.W. Bagshawe, wintered at nearby Waterboat Point in 1921. 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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