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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/9952 |
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| English | Garnerin Point | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Garnerin, punta | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
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| Latitude |
64° 41' 0" S (-64.6833333°) |
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62° 9' 0" W (-62.15°) |
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SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ |
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Belgica information (en): Point on the W coast of Graham Land projecting into Wilhelmina Bay SE of Pelseneer island. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Andre J. Garnerin (1770-1825), French aeronaut, the first man to make a successful descent from a free balloon by parachute, in 1797. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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