Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13929
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishLancaster, CapeSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
FrenchAlbert Lancaster, CapSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLancaster, CaboSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Cape 
Latitude 64° 51' 0" S (-64.85°)  
Longitude 63° 44' 0" W (-63.7333333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes General information (en): Cape forming the S extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Later sighted by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it for Albert Lancaster, Scientific Dir. of the Meteorological Service of the Royal Observatory of Belgium and a supporter of the expedition (http://polar.whu.edu.cn/survey/queryplacenameresult1.php?page=1404&country=&placename= / 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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