Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13235
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBryde ChannelSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
EnglishLientur ChannelSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLientur, CanalSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Channel 
Latitude 64° 50' 0" S (-64.8333333°)  
Longitude 62° 59' 0" W (-62.9833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Channel between Lemaire and Byrde Islands connecting Paradise Harbor with Gerlache Strait, off the W coast of Graham Land. First roughly charted by the BelgAE, 1897-99. Named by the fourth Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1949-50) after the Lientur, one of the ships used during this expedition. 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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