Name details

Cape Valavielle

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111728

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 Watson Peninsula, Laurie Island, was roughly charted by FAE, 1837-40, in February 1838 and named Cap Valavielle, probably after a member or supporter of the expedition (Vincendon-Dumoulin, atlas, 1847, Pl.43); surveyed by SNAE in 1903 and renamed Cape Buchanan after J. Y. Buchanan, whose name was later applied to Buchanan Point (q.v.) (Bruce and others, chart, [1903c]; BA chart 1238, ix.1905; 3176, 21.xi.1941). Cape Puckman (Sørlle, chart, 1912). Cape Puikman [sic] (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913). Kapp Buchanan (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). Punta Buchanan (Argentina. IGM map 104, 1933). The cape was recharted by DI in 1933. Cape Valavielle (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.21). Punta Valavielle (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.278; Pierrou, 1970, p.705). Cabo Valavielle (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.45). Cabo Puckman (Díaz Molano and Homet, [1948], map p.259). Buchanan Point (USHO, 1956, p.4). Capo Valarielle [sic] (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 10). Cape Valavieille [sic] (BA, 1961, p.446). Cape Valevielle [sic] (BA, 1974, p.151).

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Location

Latitude:
60° 40' 00.0" S
-60.66667°
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Longitude:
44° 31' 00.0" W
-44.51667°
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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 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:
8-Sep-1953

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