Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13083
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBeaupré CoveSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBeaupré, caletaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Cove 
Latitude 64° 42' 0" S (-64.7°)  
Longitude 62° 21' 0" W (-62.35°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Cove 1 mi wide lying immediately NW of Piccard Cove in Wilhelmina Bay, along the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Charles-Francois Beautemps-Beaupre (1766-1854), French hydrographer who, in 1825, prepared survey instructions for the officers of the Astrolabe and Zelee, laying down for the first time principles for making measurements from landscape drawings. 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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