Call number:
AWI G10-96-0335
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Foreword. - Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names. - Acknowledgments. - The Antarctic Geographic Name Problem. - The nature of the problem. - Resolution of the problem. - Policy Covering Antarctic Names. - Types of natural features. - Application of personal names to features. - Application of nonpersonal names. - Criteria of appropriateness. - Fields of knowledge pertinent to Antarctica. - Recommended language and form. - Inappropriate names. - Application of Policy in Decisions. - Verification of old names. - Approval of new names. - Name proposal form. - Antarctic Mapping. - Maps and gazetteers. - Sources of U.S. Antarctic maps and charts. - Other maps. - Map collections. - Foreign gazetteers and names lists. - User's Guide. - Approved names. - Variant names. - Word order for entries. - Alphabetic order. - Diacritical marks. - Abbreviated names and terms. - Abbreviated expedition titles. - List of Antarctic Names.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XXIV, 834 S.
Edition:
2. ed.
Series Statement:
National Science Foundation 95-157
Branch Library:
AWI Library
Permalink
