Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17227
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishChaigneau PeakU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Peak 
Latitude 65° 12' 57.6" S (-65.216°)  
Longitude 64° 1' 58.8" W (-64.033°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Sharp peak, 760 m, standing immediately SE of Blanchard Ridge on the W coast of Graham Land. Probably first sighted by the BelgAE, 1897-99. Charted by the FrAE, 1908-10, under Charcot, who named it for Senor Chaigneau, then Gov. of Provincia de Magallanes, Chile. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Graham Land (Peninsula)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2007-12-13 08:38:01 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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