[Taxacom] Borneo locality

[Jeff Webb]

Thanks Doug and Itzchak. 
That Fuzzy Gazatteer if bloody great!  It found my locality right away.
 Jeff Webb 


Department of Environmental Management and Ecology
La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga Campus
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From: Doug Yanega <dyanega at ucr.edu>
To: Jeff Webb <jmw975 at yahoo.com>
Cc: TAXACOM at MAILMAN.NHM.KU.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:37:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Borneo locality

When in doubt, use the Fuzzy Gazetteer (http://isodp.fh-hof.de/fuzzyg/query/)

>Hi all,
>I am trying to find more info on the locality "Borneo Nanga Serawei"
>. The specimen was  collected by H Winkler on 12-18, Nov, 1924. Does
>anyone have any idea where in Borneo this is?

"Nangah Serawai" and "Nangaserawai" are spelling variants.

[Lat: 0?20'0'' S; Long: 112?26'0'' E]

Peace,
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