Name details

Well - Met, Cabo

Well - Met, Cabo (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Well - Met, Cabo  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Chile Gazetteer Id 106473

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Este cabo fue descubierto y denominado por la Expedición Sueca que trabajó en el área en los años 1901-1904, en conmemoración a lo que se demoró en llegar a este punto un destacamento al mando de J. Gunnar Andersson, para socorrer al destacamento dirigido por el Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld el cual estuvo veinte meses aislado. Lo constituye un promontorio notable, está ubicado casi en la mitad de la costa N de la isla Vega. Alcanza una altura de 220 mts. es muy visible por estar libre de hielos.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 47' 00.0" S
-63.78333°
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Longitude:
57° 22' 00.0" W
-57.36667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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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:
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Date approved:
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