Name details

Lesser Antarctica (West Antarctica)

Lesser Antarctica (West Antarctica) (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lesser Antarctica (West Antarctica)  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109809

Feature type: None recorded.

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.

Narrative

the minor region of Antarctica lying in the sector on the Pacific Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains, including the Antarctic Peninsula, Orville Coast, Ronne Ice Shelf, Filchner Ice Shelf, Berkner Island and the Ross Ice Shelf (APC, 1960). The name West Antarctica has also been used to refer more or less to the same area. For further information see British Antarctic Territory Gazetteer.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
80° 00' 00.0" S
-80.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
90° 00' 00.0" W
-90.00000°
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:
20-Nov-1963

Display Scales

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