Name details

Claude Point

Claude Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Claude Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108218

Feature type: Point

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

S entrance point of Guyou Bay, Brabant Island, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Pointe Claude after M. Claude, associate member of the Bureau des Longitudes, Paris (Charcot, 1906b, p.470; Gourdon, 1908, end map; BA, 1916, p.403). Claude Point (BA chart 3205, vii.1909; APC, 1955, p.7; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974). Cap Claude (Matha and Rey, 1911, Pl. 3). Claude P. (HA chart, 1928). Cape Claude (USHO, 1943, p.121). Punta Claudio (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.249). Punta Claude (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.77). Cabo Claudio (Argentina. MM chart OO, 1954). The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1956-57.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 07' 00.0" S
-64.11667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
62° 38' 00.0" W
-62.63333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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