Name details

Cape Little

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128119

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

Cape at the E extremity of the peninsula between Wright and Keller Inlets, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Probably seen from the air by members of the USAS who photographed Wright lnlet in December 1940. Photographed from the air during 1947 by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Delbert M. Little, Asst. Chief for Operations, U.S. Weather Bureau, who arranged the program for sending weather reports from the RARE.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 05' 00.0" S
-74.08333°
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Longitude:
61° 04' 00.0" W
-61.06667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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