Name details

Governor Islands

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109083

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 Penguin Point, Coronation Island, were discovered by Powell and Palmer in December 1821; roughly charted by Sørlle, 1912-13, and named Guvernor [sic] Islands (Sørlle, chart, 1912) or Guvernørens Islands (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913) in honour of Sir William Lamond Allardyce (1861-1930), Governor of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies, 1904-14. Allardyce Öyane (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). The islands were further charted by DI in 1933. Islas Governor (Argentina. IGM map 104, 1933; Pierrou, 1970, p.398). Governor Islands (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.11; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Governor (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.276). Islas Gobernador (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.45). The islands were surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1956-58.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 30' 00.0" S
-60.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 56' 00.0" W
-45.93333°
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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:
8-Sep-1953

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