| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13312 |
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| Names |
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| English | Nansen Island | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Nansen Sur, isla | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| French | Nansen, Ile | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Nansen, Isla | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Dutch | Nansen eiland | Federaal wetenschapsbeleid (2008). Four maps representing Belgian toponyms in Antarctica. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. (look up in IMIS) |
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| Latitude |
64° 35' 0" S (-64.5833333°) |
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62° 5' 0" W (-62.0833333°) |
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SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ |
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Belgica information (en): The largest of the islands lying in Wilhelmina Bay off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, noted Arctic explorer. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Belgica information (en): The largest of the islands lying in Wilhelmina Bay off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-1899, and named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, famous Norvegian Polar explorer. |
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Belgica information (fr): La plus grande des îles de la baie Wilhelmina au large de la côte ouest de la Terre de Graham. Découverte par l’expédition belge en Antarctique de 1897-1899 sous le commandement d’Adrien de Gerlache et baptisée en l’honneur du Dr Fridtjof Nansen, célèbre explorateur polaire norvégien. |
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Belgica information (nl): Het grootste eiland in de Wilhelmina Baai voor de westkust van Graham Land. De Belgische Antarctica expeditie (1897-1899) onder leiding van Adrien de Gerlache ontdekte het eiland en noemde het naar Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, de beroemde Noorse poolonderzoeker. |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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