Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13634
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishFerguson ChannelSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
EnglishArgentino ChannelSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishArgentino, canalSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLautaro, CanalSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Channel 
Latitude 64° 54' 0" S (-64.9°)  
Longitude 63° 0' 0" W (-63°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Channel between Bryde Island and the W coast of Graham Land, connecting Paradise Harbor with Gerlache Strait. First roughly charted by the BelgAE, 1897-99. The name "Canal Argentino" appears for the feature on an Argentine government chart of 1950 (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf / 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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