Confusion of place names; an example from Antarctica

Abstract Place names in the Hughes Bay area, Danco Coast, Antarctica well illustrate naming problems that give rise to confusion or ambiguity. This note shows the origins of conflicting place names, providing a warning to scientists and others and a key of foreign equivalents to some of the names ac...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Hattersley-Smith, G., Thomson, M. R. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
Subjects:
Danco
Danco Coast
Hughes Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009219
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400009219 2024-06-23T07:47:46+00:00 Confusion of place names; an example from Antarctica Hattersley-Smith, G. Thomson, M. R. A. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009219 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009219 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 24, issue 150, page 239-242 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1988 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009219 2024-05-29T08:08:54Z Abstract Place names in the Hughes Bay area, Danco Coast, Antarctica well illustrate naming problems that give rise to confusion or ambiguity. This note shows the origins of conflicting place names, providing a warning to scientists and others and a key of foreign equivalents to some of the names accepted for British official use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Polar Record Cambridge University Press Danco ENVELOPE(-61.033,-61.033,-64.717,-64.717) Danco Coast ENVELOPE(-62.000,-62.000,-64.700,-64.700) Hughes Bay ENVELOPE(-61.333,-61.333,-64.217,-64.217) Polar Record 24 150 239 242
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