Confusion of place names; an example from Antarctica

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.

Details

Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Hattersley-Smith, G., Thomson, M.R.A.

Date:
1 July, 1988
Journal/Source:
Polar Record / 24
Page(s):
239-242
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400009219