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European Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/11781
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishLemaire IslandSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
FrenchIle LemaireSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
DutchEiland LemaireBeeckman, N. (1988). Belgica: de eerste overwintering in Antarctica 1897-1899 = Belgica: le premier hivernage premier hivernage dans l'Antarctique 1897-1899. North Sea Society: Antwerpen. 77 pp. (look up in RoR)   
SpanishLemaire, IslaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishLe Maire, islaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Island 
Latitude 64° 49' 0" S (-64.8166667°)  
Longitude 62° 57' 0" W (-62.95°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Image
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Notes Belgica information (nl): C. Lemaire verkende Kongo    
Belgica information (en): Island 4.5 mi long and 1.5 mi wide, lying 1 mi W of Duthiers Point off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, who named it for Charles Lemaire (http://www.mapplanet.com/?do=loc&country=_A&adm1=08&loc=20007061 / http://geonames.usgs.gov).    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
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Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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