Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/9658
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBuls BaySCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBuls, bahíaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
FrenchBuls, BaieSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
DutchBuls baaiFederaal wetenschapsbeleid (2008). Four maps representing Belgian toponyms in Antarctica. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. (look up in IMIS)   
PlaceType Bay 
Latitude 64° 24' 0" S (-64.4°)  
Longitude 62° 18' 0" W (-62.3°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Bay 2 mi wide, which indents the E side of Brabant Island just N of D'Ursel Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named by him for Ch. Buls, a supporter of the expedition. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Belgica information (en): Bay 4 km wide, which indents the east side of Brabant Island just north of Ursel Point, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, 1897-1899, and named by him for Charles Buls, Mayor of Brussels from 1891-1899 and supporter of the expedition.    
Belgica information (fr): Baie large de 4 km découpant la partie E de l’île Brabant, juste au nord du cap d’Ursel, dans l’archipel Palmer. Découverte par l’expédition belge en Antarctique de 1897-1899 sous le commandement d’Adrien de Gerlache et baptisée par lui en l’honneur de Charles Buls, bourgmestre de Bruxelles de 1891 à 1899 et partisan de l’expédition.    
Belgica information (nl): 4 km brede baai in de oostkust van Brabant Eiland en net ten noorden van Kaap Ursel in de Palmer Archipel. De Belgische Antarctica expeditie (1897- 1899) onder leiding van Adrien de Gerlache ontdekte de baai en noemde hem naar Charles Buls, burgemeester van Brussel van 1891 tot 1899 en voorstander van de expeditie.    
Relations 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Part of  Gerlache Strait (Strait)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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