Name details

Monroe Island

Monroe Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Monroe Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110208

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

the largest of the Larsen Islands (q.v.), off W Coronation Island, was roughly charted by Powell and Palmer, 6 December 1821, and further charted by Sørlle in 1912; following recharting by DI in 1933, named Larsen Island, the name of Larsen being also applied to the whole group (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; 1948, p.137). Isla Larsen (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.275). Following surveys by FIDS from Signy, 1947-52, the island was renamed Monroe Island after the sloop James Monroe (Capt. N.B. Palmer, Palmer Archipelago, q.v.) from Newport, Rhode Island, which anchored in this vicinity in December 1821 (APC, 1955, p.15; BA, 1958, p.39; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Isla Monroe (Argentina. MM, 1960a, p.4; Pierrou, 1970, p.527). Ostrov Monro (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Islas Larsen (Monroe), apparently referring to this feature and SE-most islands in the group (Pierrou, 1970, p.470).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 36' 00.0" S
-60.60000°
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Longitude:
46° 03' 00.0" W
-46.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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