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ID: 1111994
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1111994
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Graham Land (general region)  Graham Land (general region)

Coordinates:
Lat: 66 00 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -66.0000  decimal degrees
Long: 063 30 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -63.5000  decimal degrees

Note: Was annexed to Great Britain by John Biscoe in 1831; also claimed by Argentina & Chile; was initially thought to be two separate islands, North Graham Island & South Graham Island, but later was determined to be part of the Antarctic mainland.

Names:
Graham Land (preferred,C,V)
Graham Coast (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Antarctica (continent)  ....  Antarctica (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Graham Land (general region)  ........  Graham Land (general region) (P)

Place Types:
general region (preferred, C)
peninsula (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Graham Coast..........  [VP]
.......................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 345
Graham Land..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-63
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 75
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 345
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-63
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 75
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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