Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17278
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Name
Language Name Name source
EnglishBelgica GlacierU.S. Board on Geographic Names   
PlaceType Glacier 
Latitude 65° 23' 0" S (-65.3833333°)  
Longitude 63° 50' 0" W (-63.8333333°)  
Source U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov
Notes Belgica information (en): Glacier 8 mi long, flowing into Trooz Glacier to the E of Lancaster Hill, on the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the UK-APC in 1959 after the Belgica, the ship of the BelgAE under Gerlache which explored this area in 1897-99. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relations 
Part of  Graham Land (Peninsula)  [view hierarchy]   
Flows into  Trooz Glacier (Glacier)  [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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