Name details

Cape Keeler

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 127291

Feature type: Cape (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

Ice-covered cape, which rises gently northwestward to 520 m, forming the S side of the entrance to Revelle Inlet on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered on Dec. 20, 1928 by Sir Hubert Wilkins, who named it for Fred E. Keeler of the Lockheed Company. An advance base and meteorological station was established at Cape Keeler by the RARE under Ronne in 1947-48.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 51' 00.0" S
-68.85000°
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Longitude:
63° 13' 00.0" W
-63.21667°
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Altitude:
520 m
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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:
1-Jan-1947

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