Buffon, Îles (toponyme historique)

Buffon, Îles (toponyme historique) (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Buffon, Îles (toponyme historique)  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 2012
Name ID: 107241

Feature type: Island

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

(Ancien. Date de suppression: 2009) Deux îles rocheuses contiguës, situées à l'est de l'île des Pétrels, dans la partie centrale de l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie ; nom donné en l'honneur de l'illustre naturaliste français Geoges Buffon (1707- 1788).

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Location

Latitude:
66° 39' 48.0" S
-66.66333°
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Longitude:
140° 01' 25.0" E
140.02361°
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Altitude:
32 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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