Name details

Jebsen, Port

Jebsen, Port (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jebsen, Port  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109517

Feature type: Anchorage

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

bay on W coast of Signy Island, NE of Jebsen Point, was roughly charted by Sørlle, 1912-13 (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913); so named in association with Jebsen Point (q.v.) by Capt. M. T. Moe, whose floating factory ship Tioga was wrecked in the bay, 4 February 1913 (Tioga Point, q.v.) (Moe, chart, 1913a; BA, 1916, p.413; Nelson and others, chart, 1933; APC, 1955, p.12; DOS 210 Signy Island sheet, 1-DOS 1973). Port Jebson [sic] (Moe, chart, 1913b). Ticoca [sic] Havna (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). The bay was further charted by DI in 1933. Mouillage des Jebsen (France. SHM, 1937, p.390). Caleta Jebsen (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.275; Pierrou, 1970, p.446).

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Location

Latitude:
60° 42' 40.0" S
-60.71111°
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Longitude:
45° 39' 44.0" W
-45.66222°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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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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