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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/14210 |
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| Names |
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| English | Arctowski Peninsula | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Arctowski, Península | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
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Peninsula |
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| Latitude |
64° 44' 0" S (-64.7333333°) |
| Longitude |
62° 26' 0" W (-62.4333333°) |
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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): Peninsula, 15 mi long in a N-S direction, lying between Andvord and Wilhelmina Bays on the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name, for Henryk Arctowski of that expedition was suggested by the US-ACAN for this hitherto unnamed feature (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf / http://geonames.usgs.gov). |
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Belgica information (en): 23/09/1960 - Peninsula extending NW from Andvord Bay to Cape Anna, Danco Coast. Mapped by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition and named after H. Arctowski (USA gaz. 1951; GBR gaz. 1960); photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1956-57 (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf). |
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Belgica information (es): Se encuentra entre las bahías Guillermina y Andvoord, en costa W de la península Antártica. Fue descubierta por la expedición belga de Gerlache (1897-1899). El nombre fue propuesto por el comité para Nombres Antárticos de los EE.UU. y recuerda al oceanógrafo, meteorólogo y escritor de la expedición belga de Gerlache (1897-1899). Fue publicado en TSAA2. SHN carta H-714 (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf). |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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