Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17276
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishZeppelin, MountU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Mount 
Latitude 64° 27' 0" S (-64.45°)  
Longitude 61° 30' 57.6" W (-61.516°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Mountain, 1,265 m, standing 3 mi SE of Eckener Point on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German aeronautical engineer who perfected the large-scale rigid airship, 1894-1917. 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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