Name details

Ferguslie Peninsula

Ferguslie Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ferguslie Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108776

Feature type: Peninsula

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

between Browns Bay and Macdougal Bay, terminating in Cape Geddes, N coast of Laurie Island, was charted by SNAE in November 1903 and named after Ferguslie, the residence of J. Coats, Jr., and Maj. A. Coats, the two most generous subscribers to the expedition (Coats Land, q.v.) (Bruce and others, chart, [1903c]; Bruce, 1905b, map facing p.322; BA, 1930, p.50; APC, 1955, p.10); recharted by DI in 1933. Península Ferguslie (Argentina. IGM map 104, 1933; Pierrou, 1970, p.361).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 42' 00.0" S
-60.70000°
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Longitude:
44° 33' 00.0" W
-44.55000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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