West Reef

West Reef (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

West Reef  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15914
Name ID: 111893

Feature type: Reef

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

WNW of Cape Lindsey, Elephant Island, with rocks awash, was roughly charted by Powell in 1822 and so named because it lies off the W entrance of Sealers Passage (Powell, chart, 1822a; SDUK, map, 1838; APC, 1974, p.7; DOS 610 sheet W 6154 (Ext.), 1-GSGS 1972). Récif West (d'Urville, 1838, map following p.1170). West Riff (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). The reef was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 05' 04.3" S
-61.08453°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
55° 35' 30.3" W
-55.59175°
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:
3-Nov-1971

Related information

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