Name details

Benson Point

Benson Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Benson Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122423

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Point forming the SW end of Rugged Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the UK-APC in 1958 for Elof Benson, first mate and keeper of the logbook of the American brig Hersilia from Stonington, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1819-20 and 1820-21.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 39' 00.0" S
-62.65000°
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Longitude:
61° 18' 00.0" W
-61.30000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1960

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