Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land

Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 16047
Name ID: 106945

Feature type: Land (1)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The sighted and discovered coast and uprising land at Davis Sea. Surveyed during Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition (German South-Polar Expedition) 1901-1903 under Erich von Drygalski (1865-1949).

Named For

Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1859-1941), King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany (1888-1918).

Location

Latitude:
66° 50' 00.0" S
-66.83333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
89° 30' 00.0" E
89.50000°
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Altitude:
1000 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

Published by Drygalski, E. v. (1904): Zum Kontinent des eisigen Südens. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition. Fahrten und Forschungen des 'Gauß", G. Reimer, Berlin; Drygalski, E. v. (ed.): Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, vol. I, no. 1-4, Vereinig. Wissensch. Verleger, Berlin and Leipzig, 1905-1921; Drygalski, E.v. (ed.): Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, Geographie und Geologie, vol. II, no. 1-7, G. Reimer, Berlin, 1906-1912; 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

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