Name details

Mickle Island

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113907

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A very small island 1 mi SE of Flagstaff Point, close off the W side of Ross Island. Charted and so named by the BrAE led by Shackleton, 1907-09. The name appears to be capricious or whimsical, mickle meaning "great." (SCAR CGA narrative, USA)

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Location

Latitude:
77° 34' 00.0" S
-77.56667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 18' 00.0" E
166.30000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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:
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Date approved:
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