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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13405 |
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| Names |
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| English | Giffard Cove | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Giffard, caleta | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
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Cove |
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| Latitude |
64° 37' 0" S (-64.6166667°) |
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61° 42' 0" W (-61.7°) |
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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): Cove 1 mi wide in the W side of Charlotte Bay, along the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Henri Giffard (1825-1882), French engineer who constructed and flew the first truly navigable balloon (dirigible airship), in 1852. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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