Alexander, Cabo (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Alexander, Cabo (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain (8)
This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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Probablemente, el nombre se le dio por el capitán Alexander Fairweather, del ballenero Balaena, de Dundee, Escocia, que en 1892-1893 operaba en la costa NE de Tierra de O'Higgins, formando parte de una expedición ballenera junto con otros tres buques: Active, Diana y Polar Star. En algunas cartas chilenas figuró como cabo Alejandro. Morro negro de piedra, ubicado en la medianía de la costa S de la isla Joinville, constituyendo el extremo de una península montañosa que se eleva a 597 metros.
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