Name details

Spence Harbour

Spence Harbour (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Spence Harbour  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111317

Feature type: Harbour

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

on W side of Lewthwaite Strait and E coast of Coronation Island, N of Petter Bay, was roughly charted by Powell in Dove and Palmer in James Monroe, 9 December 1821, on which night the two ships anchored there; named Spence's Harbour (Powell, chart, 1822a; 1822b, p.9). Spence Harbour (BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.20; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). H vre Spence, Baie Spence (d'Urville, 1842, p.67, 236). Spence Hr (USHO chart 1132, 1894). Spence Hafen (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). The harbour was further charted by Sørlle, 1912-13. Spence Havna (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). Puerto Spence (Argentina. MM chart 31, 1930; Pierrou, 1970, p.669). The harbour was recharted by DI in 1933. Spence Harbor (USHO, 1943, p.77; USBGN, 1956, p.288). Spence's Harbor, as rejected form (USBGN, 1956, p.288). The harbour was surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1956-58. Porto Spence (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 10).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 41' 00.0" S
-60.68333°
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Longitude:
45° 09' 00.0" W
-45.15000°
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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 Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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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