Name details

Broka Island

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 122965

Feature type: Island (5)

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

Rocky island, 4 mi long and rising to 140 m, with a prominent cove indenting the N side, situated 2 mi N of Law Promontory and 1 mi W of Havstein Island. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. They applied the name Broka (the trousers) because the outline of the island resembles that of a pair of trousers.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 07' 00.0" S
-67.11667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 36' 00.0" E
58.60000°
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Altitude:
140 m
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Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1996
Catalogue id
2244A4
Caption
Near Broka Island
Photographer
Darby, Kerri

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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