Name details

Flensing Islands

Flensing Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Flensing Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125189

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

Group of small islands lying 1 mi W of Foca Point on the W side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The islands were named "Flenserne" on a chart of 1912-13 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle. The name Flensing Islands, suggested by the earlier Norwegian name, was used by DI personnel on the the process of stripping skin and blubber from whales.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 42' 00.0" S
-60.70000°
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Longitude:
45° 41' 00.0" W
-45.68333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1952

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