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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/13971 |
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| English | Wyck Island | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Wyck, Isla | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| French | Wyck, Ile | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Dutch | Wyck 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° 39' 0" S (-64.65°) |
| Longitude |
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): Small island lying close to the W side of Brooklyn Island in the E portion of Wilhelmina Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named on the recommendation of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, surgeon of the expedition in honor of R.A. Van Wyck, first mayor of Greater New York City. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Belgica information (en): Small island lying close to the west side of Brooklyn Island in the east portion of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named on the recommendation of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, surgeon of the expedition in honour of R.A. Van Wyck, first mayor of Greater New York. |
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Belgica information (fr): Petite île située à proximité de la côte ouest de l’île Brooklyn dans la partie est de la baie Wilhelmina, au large de la côte ouest de la Terre de Graham. Découverte par l’expédition belge en Antarctique (1897-1899) sous le commandement d’Adrien de Gerlache et baptisée sur la recommandation du Dr Frederick A. Cook, chirurgien de l’expédition, en l’honneur de R.A. Van Wyck, premier maire du Greater New York. |
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Belgica information (nl): Dit eilandje ligt vlak bij de westzijde van Brooklyn Eiland in het oostelijke deel van 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 op voorstel van Dr. Frederick A. Cook, de chirurg van de expeditie, naar R.A. Van Wyck, de eerste burgemeester van Greater New York. |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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