Bath Island

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

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

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Place ID: 19262
Name ID: 137611

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.

Narrative

One of the Aitcho Islands, north of Emeline Island, English Strait, South Shetland Islands. Named in association with the local theme of hydrography, after the city of Bath in Somerset, England, where sections of the UKHO were temporarily located during World War II.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 22' 53.0" S
-62.38139°
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Longitude:
59° 47' 19.0" W
-59.78861°
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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:
14-Mar-2013

Related information

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