Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17271
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishSantos PeakU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Peak 
Latitude 64° 24' 57.6" S (-64.416°)  
Longitude 61° 31' 58.8" W (-61.533°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Peak lying S of Murray Island, on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian inventor resident in France, who designed and flew 14 small airships and accomplished the first official powered flight in Europe in 1906. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
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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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