Name details

Embassy Islands

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108673

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

W-most two islands of the Dion Islands (q.v.), were mapped as a single island or rock by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in June 1949; in association with Emperor Island, named Embassy Rock because of the detached position (APC, 1955, p.9); recharted as two islands by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit from John Biscoe in 1963. Embassy Islands (APC, 1964, p.3; BA chart 3577, 14.viii.1964).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 53' 00.0" S
-67.88333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 45' 00.0" W
-68.75000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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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