| MRGID |
http://marineregions.org/mrgid/9936 |
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| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Liège Island | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Lieja, isla | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| French | Ile Liège | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Dutch | Luik eiland | Federaal wetenschapsbeleid (2008). Four maps representing Belgian toponyms in Antarctica. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. (look up in IMIS) |
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Island |
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| Latitude |
64° 1' 0" S (-64.0166667°) |
| Longitude |
61° 56' 0" W (-61.9333333°) |
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SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ |
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| Notes |
Belgica information (en): Island, 9 mi long and 3 mi wide, lying immediate NE of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who name it for the province of Liege, Belgium (http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=08&loc=20007153 / http://geonames.usgs.gov). |
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Belgica information (en): Island, 17 km long and 6 km wide, lying immediate north-east of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899, under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for the province of Liège, Belgium, which supported the expedition financially. |
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Belgica information (fr): Ile de 17 km de long et de 6 km de large, située directement au nod-est de l’île Brabant dans l’archipel Palmer. Cartographiée par l’expédition belge en Antarctique de 1897-1899 sous le commandement d’Adrien de Gerlache, qui la baptisa en l’honneur de la province belge de Liège, laquelle contribua au financement de l’expédition. |
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Belgica information (nl): 17 km lang en 6 km breed eiland dat net ten noordoosten van Brabant Eiland in de Palmer Archipel ligt. In kaart gebracht door de Belgische Zuidpoolexpeditie (1897-1899) onder leiding van Adrien de Gerlache, die het noemde naar de Belgische provincie Luik, die de expeditie financieel steunde. |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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