Terre Adélie

Terre Adélie (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Terre Adélie  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 77
Name ID: 107217

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Portion de côte du continent antarctique située entre la terre de Wilkes et la terre du Roi-George-V, que découvrit J. Dumont d'Urville entre le 20 et le 24 janvier 1840 et dont il prit possession au nom de la France. Nom donné en l'honneur de l'épouse  de Dumont d'Urville, Adèle Dorothée (née Pépin).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 00' 00.0" S
-67.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
139° 00' 00.0" E
139.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
1-Jan-1840

Related information

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