Orques, Chenal des

Orques, Chenal des (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Orques, Chenal des  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 10690
Name ID: 107359

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Chenal situé entre le glacier de l'Astrolabe à l'est, les îles Rostand, Lamarck et Claude-Bernard à l'ouest, dans l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie. Nom donné en raison de la présence fréquente d'orques. Toponyme non retenu sur une carte marine classique, mais pouvant présenter un intérêt scientifique ou patrimonial.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 40' 10.0" S
-66.66944°
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Longitude:
140° 01' 50.0" E
140.03056°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1977

Related information

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