Name details

Westbucht

Westbucht (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Westbucht  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107157

Feature type: Bay (3)

Origin

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

Narrative

Temporary mooring place of the expedition vessel 'Gauß", W of the surveyed area around the nunatak Gaußberg, Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land (English name Wilhelm II Coast), Davis Coast. Surveyed during Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition (German South-Polar Expedition) 1901-1903 under Erich von Drygalski (1865-1949).

Named For

Western bay.

Location

Latitude:
66° 47' 00.0" S
-66.78333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
89° 03' 00.0" E
89.05000°
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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:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Published by Drygalski, E. v. (Hrsg)(1905-1921): Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. I. Band, Geographie, Heft 1-4, Tafel XVI. - factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

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