Epsilon Island

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

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

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Place ID: 4299
Name ID: 108698

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

S of Lambda Island, Melchior Islands (q.v.), Dallmann Bay, was roughly charted by DI in 1927; further charted by AAE, 1941-42, and named Isla Epsilón after the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet, in association with the names of other islands in this group (Argentina. MM chart 101, 1946; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.116). Epsilon Island (BA chart 3213, 18.vii.1947; APC, 1955, p.9; BA chart 3213, 12.viii.1960). Isla Hubac, so called after an Argentine naval cadet (Caleta Hubac, q.v.) (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.278). Islote Hubac (Argentina. MM, 1957b, p.5). Isla Alberti, after Manuel Alberti (1763-1811), Argentine priest and patriot (Argentina. MM chart 101, 1957; Pierrou, 1970, p.154). Isla Alberdi [sic] (Argentina. MM, 1958b, p.138).

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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