Name details

Balance, La

Balance, La (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Balance, La  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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France Gazetteer Id 135165

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Îlot bas formé de deux plateaux rocheux, situé au sud-ouest de l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie et au sud-est de l'île du Gouverneur, dans la baie Pierre-Lejay. Symbolisant le signe du zodiaque, initialement et improprement appelé "Les Jumeaux" à partir de 1958.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 40' 31.0" S
-66.67528°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
139° 59' 10.0" E
139.98611°
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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-1977

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