Krogmanninsel

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

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

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Place ID: 6666
Name ID: 106970

Feature type: Island (5)

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 island is 5 km long, lying 4 km SW of Booth Island in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Inseln, between Graham Coast and Danco Coast, W side of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1873/74 under Captain Eduard Dallmann (1830-1896).

Named For

Hermann August Krogmann (1826-1899), member of the Geographical Society Hamburg, financial intermediary of the expedition.

Location

Latitude:
65° 08' 00.0" S
-65.13333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 07' 00.0" W
-64.11667°
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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