Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/12848
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishUseful IslandSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishUseful, IsloteSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishUtil, islaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Island 
Latitude 64° 43' 0" S (-64.7166667°)  
Longitude 62° 52' 0" W (-62.8666667°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Island 2 mi W of Ronge Island, with a string of rocks between, lying in Gerlache Strait off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery. 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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