Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17252
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishVictoria PeakU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Peak 
Latitude 64° 28' 58.8" S (-64.483°)  
Longitude 62° 34' 58.8" W (-62.583°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Cone-shaped peak, 485 m, situated 2 mi E of Mount Bulcke in southern Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First seen and photographed by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name Victoria seems to have first appeared on charts in about 1921 and has since become established through common usage. 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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