Name details

Thule Islands

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 132679

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 and rocks lying 0.25 mi SW of Balin Point in the NW part of Borge Bay, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The name Thule Rocks was used as early as 1916, and appears to refer at least in part to this group. The whales at sea, belonged to the Thule Whaling Co. of Oslo. It operated in the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13 and 1913-14 and anchored on the E side of Signy Island during January 1913. The altered form of the name was recommended by the UK-APC following a survey by the FIDS in 1947.

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Location

Latitude:
60° 42' 00.0" S
-60.70000°
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Longitude:
45° 37' 00.0" W
-45.61667°
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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:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1956

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