Name details

Alexander, Cabo

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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Chile Gazetteer Id 105082

Feature type: Mountain (8)

Origin

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

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Narrative

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.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 19' 00.0" S
-63.31667°
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Longitude:
55° 53' 00.0" W
-55.88333°
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Altitude:
597 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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