Name details

Pythia Island

Pythia Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pythia Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110756

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

NE side of Gouvernøren Harbour (q.v.), Enterprise Island, Wilhelmina Bay, Danco Coast, was charted by BAE, 1920-22, and named after Chr. Christensen's whaling factory ship Pythia which operated from the harbour, 1921-22 (Lester and others, chart, [1921-22]; APC, 1960, p.7; BA, 1961, p.165; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974). The island was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Isla Toneles [=barrels island], so called by CAE from its shape (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.141; IHA, 1974, p.278).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 32' 00.0" S
-64.53333°
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Longitude:
61° 59' 00.0" W
-61.98333°
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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:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Sep-1960

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