Name details

Dove Channel

Dove Channel (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dove Channel  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108552

Feature type: Channel

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

running NW-SE through Oliphant Islands, off Signy Island, was charted by DI in 1933 and named Dove Strait, either after the sloop Dove, commanded by Capt. G. Powell (Powell Island, q.v.) on his voyage of 1821-22, or after the whale catcher Dove, commanded by Kapt. M.T. Moe (Moe Island, q.v.), which operated in the South Orkney Islands, 1912-13 (Nelson and others, chart, 1933; BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934). Détroit Dove (France. SHM, 1937, p.390). Estrecho Dove (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.274; Pierrou, 1970, p.322). Dove Channel (APC, 1955, p.9; DOS 210 Signy Island sheet, 1-DOS 1973).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 44' 16.0" S
-60.73778°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 35' 30.0" W
-45.59167°
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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:
31-Mar-1955

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