Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17248
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishImhotep, MountU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
EnglishMount Imhotep   
PlaceType Mount 
Latitude 64° 21' 57.6" S (-64.366°)  
Longitude 62° 24' 0" W (-62.4°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Mountain rising near the head 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 Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the UK-APC for Imhotep (c. 2890 B.C.), who lived in Egypt and was the first physician to emerge as an individual. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Brabant Island (Island)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2007-12-17 08:38:19 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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