Name details

Peters Island

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 994

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A small crescent shaped island 2 km south of Browns Glacier in the Rauer Group.

Named For

Named for Nigel Peters, a surveyor with the Australian Land Information Group (AUSLIG) who undertook map control survey work in the Rauer Group in the summer of 1989-90.

Location

Latitude:
68° 56' 53.5" S
-68.94820°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 56' 26.2" E
77.94060°
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Altitude:
45 m
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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:
7-Mar-1991

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