Name details

Lanusse Bay

Lanusse Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lanusse Bay  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127794

Feature type: Bay (3)

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 bay between Driencourt Point and Minot Point on the W side of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Named "Bahia Lanusse" by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1979, presumably after Teniente de Navio Alejandro Lanusse, Argentine Navy, the first Argentine aircraft pilot to fly in the Antarctic; he was killed in a flying accident at Buenos Aires, c. 1943.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 14' 00.0" S
-64.23333°
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Longitude:
62° 30' 00.0" W
-62.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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