Name details

Courtier Islands

Courtier Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Courtier Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108327

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

part of the Dion Islands (q.v.), Marguerite Bay, were surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in June 1949 and named Courtier Islets in association with Emperor Island (q.v.) (APC, 1955, p.8); further surveyed by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Protector in 1963. Courtier Islands (APC, 1959a, p.5; BA chart 3577, 14.viii.1964). Courtier Island (BA, 1963, p.30). Coustier [sic] Island (BA,1972, p.71).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 52' 00.0" S
-67.86667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 43' 00.0" W
-68.71667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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