Name details

William Scoresby Archipelago

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 8

Feature type: Archipelago

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A group of islands, extending north for about 22 km just east of William Scoresby Bay. Many of the islands were discovered and named by the William Scoresby Expedition in February, 1936. The largest island of the group is Islay.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 17' 00.0" S
-67.28331°
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Longitude:
59° 50' 00.0" E
59.83331°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Unknown
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:
22-Jul-1959

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