Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/12148
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishKerr PointSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishKerr, puntaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Point 
Latitude 64° 42' 0" S (-64.7°)  
Longitude 62° 39' 0" W (-62.65°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Point 2 mi SE of Georges Point, on the E side of Ronge Island, off the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Adam J. Kerr, Second Officer of RRS Shackleton, who sounded the adjacent Errera Channel in 1956-57. 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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