Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17259
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishEastman, MountU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Mount 
Latitude 65° 9' 57.6" S (-65.166°)  
Longitude 62° 58' 58.8" W (-62.983°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Mountain overlooking the head of Flandres Bay, 4 mi S of Pelletan Point on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for George Eastman (1854-1932), American inventor, manufacturer and philanthropist who, with W.H. Walker, produced the first practicable photographic rollfilm camera (Kodak) in 1888. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Graham Land (Peninsula)  [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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