Name details

King Island

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 127408

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

A small island close to the south-central shore of Beascochea Bay, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd., 1956-57. Named by UK-APC for Charles Glen King, American biochemist who, with W.A. Waugh, in 1932, first identified the antiscorbutic component (ascorbic acid) from lemon juice, making possible the production of synthetic vitamin C to prevent scurvy.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 30' 00.0" S
-65.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 03' 00.0" W
-64.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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-1965

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