Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17228
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishChannel GlacierU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
SpanishGlaciar CanalU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Glacier 
Latitude 64° 46' 58.8" S (-64.783°)  
Longitude 63° 18' 0" W (-63.3°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): A through glacier, 1.5 mi long, extending in an E-W direction across Wiencke Island, between Nipple Peak and Wall Range, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE under Gerlache 1897-99. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery.http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Wiencke Island (Island)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2007-12-13 08:38:01 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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