Name details

Palmer Archipelago

Palmer Archipelago (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Palmer Archipelago  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 129809

Feature type: Archipelago (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Group of islands extending from Tower Island in the N to Anvers Island in the S, lying NW of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Gerlache Strait. Named by Gerlache, leader of the BelgAE, 1897-99, for Capt. Nathaniel Palmer who navigated these waters in 1820.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 15' 00.0" S
-64.25000°
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Longitude:
62° 50' 00.0" W
-62.83333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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