Watson Peninsula

Watson Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Watson Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15779
Name ID: 133470

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

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

Narrow peninsula 2 mi long separating Macdougal and Marr Bays on the N coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the ScotNAE under Bruce, who named it for G.L. Watson, yacht builder and redesigner of the expedition ship Scotia.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 42' 00.0" S
-60.70000°
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Longitude:
44° 32' 00.0" W
-44.53333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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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:
1-Jan-1952

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