Beta Island

Beta Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Beta Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1281
Name ID: 107786

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

one of the Melchior Islands (q.v.), Dallmann Bay, was charted by DI in 1927 and named after the second letter in the Greek alphabet, in association with the names of other islands in this group (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.5); recharted by AAE in 1942, 1943 and 1948. Isla Beta (Chile. DNH chart 510, 1947; IHA, 1974, p.45). Isla Rodeada [=island surrounded (by other islands)] (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.278; Pierrou, 1970, p.630).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 19' 00.0" S
-64.31667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 00' 00.0" W
-63.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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:
8-Sep-1953

Related information

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