Name details

Baloo Col

Baloo Col (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Baloo Col (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 135158

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Narrow col, c. 250 m.a.s.l., on SE side of Kaa Bluff and 3km NW of Davies Dome, James Ross Island. The only accessible route between Brandy Bay and Whisky Bay. Named after Baloo, the bear in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, in association with similar names in the area.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

63° 52' 00.0" S

-63.86667°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

58° 06' 00.0" W

-58.10000°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

250 m

Unknown precision

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:

15-Nov-1906

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