Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17232
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishHarbour GlacierU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Glacier 
Latitude 64° 48' 57.6" S (-64.816°)  
Longitude 63° 25' 58.8" W (-63.433°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): A through glacier 3 mi long and 1.5 mi wide, lying on the NW side of Wiencke Island and extending in a NE direction from Port Lockroy to the cove 1 mi E of Noble Peak, in the Palmer Archipelago. Probably first seen by the BeigAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. Charted in 1944 by the FIDS, who so named it because of its proximity to the harbor of Port Lockroy. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Wiencke Island (Island)  [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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