Phoques, Île aux

Phoques, Île aux (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Phoques, Île aux  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 11227
Name ID: 107372

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

Île rocheuse située dans la région de Port-Martin, au nord-est du cap Margerie ; nom donné en raison du nombre particulièrement élevé des phoques dans les parages de cette île.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 48' 50.0" S
-66.81389°
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Longitude:
141° 23' 45.0" E
141.39583°
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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-1951

Related information

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