Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17256
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishZeiss NeedleU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
EnglishDedo, MountU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Peak 
Latitude 64° 39' 0" S (-64.65°)  
Longitude 62° 31' 58.8" W (-62.533°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Conspicuous needle-like peak, 695 m, standing S of Orne Harbor on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954 and is descriptive, "dedo" meaning finger in Spanish. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Graham Land (Peninsula)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2007-12-17 08:38:19 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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