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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17247 |
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| English | Galen Peak | U.S. Board on Geographic Names |
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64° 22' 58.8" S (-64.383°) |
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62° 24' 57.6" W (-62.416°) |
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U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Belgica information (en): Peak 3 mi W of Buls Bay, standing at the S side of Hippocrates Glacier in the S part of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First mapped by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Photographed by Hunting Aersurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the UK-APC for Galen (138-201), the most eminent Roman doctor of his time, author of numerous works on medicine, surgery and anatomy. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Last edited on 2007-12-17 08:38:19 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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