Name details

Depot Island

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124278

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:

Depot Island (New Zealand)

Narrative

A small granite island lying 2 mi NW of Cape Ross, off the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the BrAE (1907-09) and so named by them because they put a depot of rock specimens on this island.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

76° 42' 00.0" S

-76.70000°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

162° 58' 00.0" E

162.96667°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

Not recorded

Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

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-1956

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