Name details

Antarctic Sound

Antarctic Sound (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Antarctic Sound  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 121849

Feature type: Sound (9)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Body of water about 30 mi long and from 7 to 12 mi wide, separating the Joinville Island group from the NE end of Antarctic Peninsula. The sound was named by the SwedAE under Nordenskjold for the expedition ship Antarctic which in 1902, under the command of Capt. C.A. Larsen, was the first vessel to navigate it.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 20' 00.0" S
-63.33333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
56° 45' 00.0" W
-56.75000°
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:
1-Jan-1947

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