Name details

Discovery Group

Discovery Group (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Discovery Group  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139260

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The group of Black Island, White Island and Brown Peninsula ('Brown Island' at the time of naming) in McMurdo Sound, between Hutt Point on Ross Island and Minna Bluff.

Named For

A name applied by the BAE, 1910-13, in the expedition reports. 'Brown Island' was later determined to be a peninsula.

Location

Latitude:
78° 09' 40.1" S
-78.16113°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 37' 56.9" E
166.63247°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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