Name details

Cadwalader Beach

Cadwalader Beach (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cadwalader Beach  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112913

Feature type: Beach (7)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A beach at the southwest of Beaufort Island, about 1.4km long from icefalls at the north to where it widens to approximately 300m at the south. This beach is covered by a large Adelie Penguin Rookery, and there is easy access from the sea when the coast is ice free. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MD14

Named For

Named by the NZ Geological and Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59, for Captain John Cadwalader, US Navy who encouraged and assisted the expedition in its Antarctic programme, and also rendered valuable assistance to the New Zealand Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

Location

Latitude:
76° 57' 52.3" S
-76.96452°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 53' 50.1" E
166.89725°
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Altitude:
3 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
101001000CB4C100
Source Scale:
1:1889.76
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height from USGS 250k map

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
26-May-1960

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