Name details

Gouverneur, Île du

Gouverneur, Île du (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gouverneur, Île du  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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France Gazetteer Id 107307

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Importante île mi-rocheuse, mi-glaciaire, presque aussi étendue que l'île des Pétrels, située dans la baie Pierre-Lejay, à l'extrémité sud-ouest de l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie ; nom donné d'après le titre du chef de la première expédition en terre Adélie, André-Frank Liotard, représentant officiel de la République française, qui y séjourna au cours du raid d'exploration de l'archipel en 1950.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 40' 15.0" S
-66.67083°
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Longitude:
139° 57' 05.0" E
139.95139°
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Altitude:
26 m
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Images

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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-1950

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