Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/12017
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBeascochea BaySCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBeascochea, bahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Bay 
Latitude 65° 30' 0" S (-65.5°)  
Longitude 64° 0' 0" W (-64°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Bay, 10 mi long and 5 mi wide, indenting the W coast of Graham Land S of Cape P¿rez. Discovered but incompletely defined by the BelgAE, 1897-99. Resighted by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Commander Beascochea, Argentine Navy. More accurately charted by the BGLE, 1934-37 (http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=122321/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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