Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17237
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishArctowski NunatakU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Nunatak 
Latitude 65° 6' 0" S (-65.1°)  
Longitude 60° 0' 0" W (-60°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes General information (en): Nunatak 2 mi NW of Hertha Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Charted by the SwedAE under Nordenskjold during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him for Henryk Arctowski, Polish geologist, oceanographer, and meteorologist of the BelgAE, 1897-99.http://geonames.usgs.gov    
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Part of  Antarctic Peninsula (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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