Name details

Normanna Strait

Normanna Strait (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Normanna Strait  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110381

Feature type: Strait

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

running E-W between Coronation Island and Signy Island, was roughly charted by Brisbane (Brisbane Heights, q.v.) under the direction of Weddell in 1823; further charted by Sørlle, 1912-13, and named after the whaling factory ship Normanna (Kapt. K. O. Stene, Stene Point, q.v.), of A/S Haugesund, Sandefjord, Norway, which operated from Borge Bay, Signy Island, during the three seasons 1912-15 (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913; BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.16). Normann [sic] Sundet (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). The strait was recharted by DI in 1933. Normanna Channel (Nelson and others, chart, 1933). Estrecho Normanna (Argentina. IGM map 104, 1933; Pierrou, 1970, p.552). Estrecha [sic] Normanna (Moneta, 1951, end map [1]).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 41' 00.0" S
-60.68333°
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Longitude:
45° 37' 00.0" W
-45.61667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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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