Elisabethinsel

Elisabethinsel (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

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

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Place ID: 4174
Name ID: 106864

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

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

Narrative

Island SW of Boothinsel, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Inseln (Wilhelm Archipelago), Graham Land, W side of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1873/74 under Captain Eduard Dallmann (1830-1896).

Named For

The name giver is uncertain.

Location

Latitude:
65° 05' 00.0" S
-65.08333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 10' 00.0" W
-64.16667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
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

First published by Petermann, A.(1875): Deutsche Entdeckungen am Südpol, Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen 21: p 312; - Publication with accompanying maps by Petersen, J. (1895): Die Reisen des 'Jason' und der 'Hertha' in das Antarkische Meer 1893/94 und die wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse dieser Reisen, mit einer Karte von L. Friedrichsen, in: Mitt. der Geographischen Gesellschaft Hamburg, 245-298; Correction of initially reported partly uncertain or raw positions by comparison with various more recent CGA entries - factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

Related information

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