Astrolabe Island (63°17′S 58°40′W / 63.283°S 58.667°W / -63.283; -58.667 (Astrolabe Island)) is an island 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long,...
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Almagest. Astrolabe may also refer to: Astrolabe Bay, a large body of water off the northern coast Papua New Guinea Astrolabe Island, an island in the Bransfield...
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Adelaide Island Astrolabe Island Berkner Island Dundee Island D'Urville Island James Ross Island Lockyer Island Joinville Island Snow Hill Island South Orkney...
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The mariner's astrolabe, also called sea astrolabe, was an inclinometer used to determine the latitude of a ship at sea by measuring the sun's noon altitude...
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The Astrolabe Subglacial Basin in Antarctica bears her name, as do the Astrolabe Glacier, the Astrolabe Needle, Astrolabe Island, Great Astrolabe Reef...
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Island)) Apéndice Island Apollo Island Araguez Island Ardley Island Arrowsmith Island Aspis Island Aspland Island Asses Ears Astor Island Astrolabe Island...
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8 Seymour Island, 9 Andersson Island, 10 Paulet Island, 11 Lockyer Island, 12 Eagle Island, 13 Jonassen Island, 14 Bransfield Island, 15 Astrolabe Island, 16 Tower...
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the name "Astrolabe Island". To avoid duplication, the name was changed in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, and the island is now named...
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2011 the container ship MV Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef, seven kilometers north of Mōtītī Island. Oil from the resulting spill, as well as shipping...
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mapped d'Urville Island, which James Cook had mapped as being part of the mainland. Astrolabe sailed up the east coast of the North Island, creating comprehensive...
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