Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13129
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishSchulze CoveSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
EnglishBolsón CoveSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishCruz, BahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBolsón, bahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Cove 
Latitude 65° 9' 0" S (-65.15°)  
Longitude 63° 6' 0" W (-63.1°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Cove at the head of Flandres Bay, lying immediately E of Etienne Fjord, along the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954 and is probably descriptive; "bolson" is Spanish for a large purse. 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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