Name details

Cape Byrd

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108043

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

NW point of Charcot Island (q.v.), was seen from the air by Wilkins on 29 December 1929 and named after Rear-Adm. Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (1888-1957), American polar explorer, who commanded US Antarctic expeditions, 1928-30 and 1933-35, USAS, and USN Antarctic Expedition (Operation High Jump ), 1946-47; Officer-in-charge, US Antarctic Programs, 1955-57 (Wilkins, 1930, p.376; [in 69 58'S 75 55'W] BA chart 3175, 7.vii.1933; APC, 1955, p.6; Searle, 1963, end map; [co-ordinates corrected from USLANDSAT imagery of February 1975] BA chart 3175, 7.xii.1984; APC, 1986, p. 3). Cap Byrd (France. SHM, 1937, p.410). Cabo Byrd (Argentina. IGM map, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.226; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.61). Kapp Byrd (Hansen, chart [no number], 1947). Mys Berd (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 52' 00.0" S
-69.86667°
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Longitude:
75° 55' 00.0" W
-75.91667°
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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 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:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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