Haller Rocks

Haller Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Haller Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5905
Name ID: 109177

Feature type: Rock

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

in Bouquet Bay off NE Brabant Island, were photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of medicine grouped in this area, named after Albrecht von Haller (1708-77), Swiss physiologist who made important contributions to medical knowledge, particularly concerning the mechanism of heart beat (APC, 1960, p.4; BA chart 3560, 7.iv.1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 03' 00.0" S
-64.05000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
62° 07' 00.0" W
-62.11667°
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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:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Sep-1960

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