Name details

Cape Barlas

Barlas, Cape (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cape Barlas  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 107673

Feature type: Cape

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

N point of Fredriksen Island, was charted by Sørlle in 1912-13 (Sørlle, chart, 1912); re-charted by DI in January 1933 and named after William Barlas (1888-1941), British Magistrate, Deception Island, 1914-15, and South Georgia, 1928-41 for various periods, who gave DI much help and who was killed near Grytviken, South Georgia, by an avalanche, 2 September 1941 (Nelson, 1933, p.26; BA chart 1775, 1935; APC, 1955, p.5). Cape Barles [sic] (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934). Cap Barlas (France. SHM, 1937, p.388). Cabo Barlas (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.176b). [Barlas Bank, South Georgia, is also named after W. Barlas (Hattersley-Smith, 1980b, p.20).]

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 43' 00.0" S
-60.71667°
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Longitude:
45° 00' 00.0" W
-45.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Sep-1955

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