Name details

Taunton Island

Taunton Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Taunton Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 137615

Feature type: Island (5)

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

One of the Aitcho Islands, north of Emeline Island, English Strait, South Shetland Islands. Named in association with the local theme of hydrography, after the county town of Taunton in Somerset, England, where the UKHO printing works has been located since 1941 and where the remainder of the Office moved in 1968.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 23' 03.0" S
-62.38417°
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Longitude:
59° 46' 56.0" W
-59.78222°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Mar-2013

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