Vêlage, Îlot du

Vêlage, Îlot du (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vêlage, Îlot du  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15369
Name ID: 107413

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

Îlot situé à l'est de la baie des Empereurs, dans l'extrémité sud-ouest du chenal des Orques, au nord-est du nunatak du Bon-Docteur, dans l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie. Nom donné en raison de sa proximité avec le glacier de l'Astrolabe, d'où se détachent latéralement des icebergs (vêlage).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 40' 16.0" S
-66.67111°
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Longitude:
140° 01' 24.0" E
140.02333°
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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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