Name details

The Symplegades

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 137387

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Vertical cliffs approximately 100-150 m high, either side of a narrow but navigable passage, west Spert Island. Named after the mythological clashing rocks at the Bosporus, which clashed together randomly, crushing anything between them.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 51' 42.0" S
-63.86167°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
60° 59' 09.0" W
-60.98583°
Accurate to 0m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Accurate to 0m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
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:
12-Mar-2012

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