Andrée Island

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

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

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Place ID: 376
Name ID: 121815

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Island lying in Recess Cove, Charlotte Bay, off the W coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the FIDS from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Salomon A. Andree (1854-97), Swedish engineer who attempted to fly over the North Pole by balloon in 1897, perishing in the attempt.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 31' 00.0" S
-64.51667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
61° 31' 00.0" W
-61.51667°
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:
1-Jan-1964

Related information

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