Keel Island

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

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

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Place ID: 7410
Name ID: 809

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small island about 3 km long and 1.5 km wide, on the eastern side of Stafansson Bay about 2 km south of Fold Island. Visited by an ANARE party led by Peter W. Crohn in 1956.

Named For

Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Kjolen (The Keel).

Location

Latitude:
67° 20' 36.2" S
-67.34340°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 19' 54.8" E
59.33190°
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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:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
18-Feb-1958

Related information

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