Name details

Bremeninsel

Bremeninsel (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bremeninsel  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 135152

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Germany. It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The island is ca 1 km by 1 km large and ice-covered by 95%. It belongs to the group of Melchior Islands, Danco Coast, Palmer Archipelago, on the W side of the Antarctic Peninsula. On older maps (Arg. 1957/UK Hydr. Office 1986/BAS 1974) it is represented as a part of Omega Island. The existence of a channel between the two islands was detected during a cruise of the MS 'Bremen' by a zodiac excursion on 2003-FEB-02.

Named For

Cruise ship M.S. 'Bremen'.

Location

Latitude:
64° 19' 18.0" S
-64.32167°
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Longitude:
62° 56' 06.0" W
-62.93500°
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Altitude:
50 m
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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

Applied for name approval on 2003-FEB-03; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 2004-MAR-23; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Jun-2004

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