Name details

Charlat Island

Charlat Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Charlat Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108160

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

off SW end of Petermann Island, Graham Coast, was charted by FAE, 1908-10, and named Île Charlat after M. Charlat, French Vice-Consul at Rio de Janiero, who assisted the expedition (Charcot, 1910, p.22; 1912, Pl. 5). Charlat Islet (USHO, 1943, p.138). Islote Charlat (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.290). The island was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1956 and from a helicopter of HMS Protector in 1958. Charlat Island (APC, 1959a, p.5).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 11' 00.0" S
-65.18333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 10' 00.0" W
-64.16667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
7-Jul-1959

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