Name details

Kap Lewald

Lewald, Kap (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kap Lewald  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 106979

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

A spur of the nunatak Gaußberg, 550 m WSW of Nordkap, Westbucht, Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land (Wilhelm II Coast), Davis Coast. Surveyed during Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition (German South-Polar Expedition) 1901-1903 under Erich von Drygalski (1865-1949).

Named For

Theodor Lewald (1860–1947), director of a department of the Ministry of Interior.

Location

Latitude:
66° 47' 00.0" S
-66.78333°
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Longitude:
89° 18' 00.0" E
89.30000°
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Altitude:
70 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Published by Drygalski, E. v. (1904): Zum Kontinent des eisigen Südens. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition. Fahrten und Forschungen des 'Gauß", G. Reimer, Berlin; Drygalski, E. v. (ed.): Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, vol. I, no. 1-4, Vereinig. Wissensch. Verleger, Berlin and Leipzig, 1905-1921; Drygalski, E.v. (ed.): Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, Geographie und Geologie, vol. II, no. 1-7, G. Reimer, Berlin, 1906-1912; factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

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