Name details

Cape Berteaux

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

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

If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au

Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 107778

Feature type: Cape

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

W end of Rasmussen Peninsula, Fallières Coast, was charted incorrectly as an island by FAE, 1908-10, and named Île Berteaux after Maurice Berteaux, who helped to obtain funds for the expedition (Charcot, 1912, Pl. 1). Berteaux Island (BA chart 3175, 9.x.1914). Berteaux Öya (HA chart, 1927). Kapp Pierre Baudin, in error (Baudin Peaks, q.v.) (Aagaard, 1930, end map). Cap Pierre Baudin (France. SHM, 1937, p.408). Cape Berteaux, following survey by BGLE in 1936 (Rymill, 1938a, map facing p.496; BA chart 3196, 12.xi.1948; APC, 1955, p.5; DCS 601 sheet 68 66, 1955). Cape Berteaux (Pierre Baudin) (USHO, 1943, p.164). Cabo Berteaux (Argentina. IGM map, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.200; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.44). Cape Pierre Baudin, as rejected name (USBGN, 1947, p.136). The cape was resurveyed by FIDS from Stonington Island , 1948-49. Cap Berteaux (France. SHM, 1954, p.49). Kapp Berteaux (Knapp, 1958, p.569). Mys Berto (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Cabo Besteaux [sic], as rejected form (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.44).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 51' 00.0" S
-68.85000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
67° 27' 00.0" W
-67.45000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

Display Scales

Note These display scales were chosen for use by Australia, with an emphasis on East Antarctica.
          For example, selecting 'Aus_display_scale_20M' would only return names that would appear on a 1:20 million scale map.

Aus_display_scale_20M: No      Aus_display_scale_10M: No     
Aus_display_scale_5M: No      Aus_display_scale_2M: No     
Aus_display_scale_1M: No      Aus_display_scale_500k: No     
Aus_display_scale_250k: No      Aus_display_scale_100k: No     
Aus_display_scale_50k: No      Aus_display_scale_25k: No     
Aus_display_scale_10k: No      Aus_display_scale_5k: No     
Aus_display_scale_1k: No     


Related information

Biodiversity
View fauna, flora or both within 1.0 degree of this location

Place names
View British or international place names within 1.0 degree of this location.