Name details

Crépin Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108346

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

W entrance point of Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, was charted by FAE, 1908-10, and named Cap Crépin after M. Crépin, sometime Director, Jardin Botanique de l'État, Brussels; member of the Académie Royale de Belgique (Gerlache, 1902b, p.295) (Charcot, 1912, Pl. 9). Cape Crépin (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.8; BA chart 1774, 14.ix.1962). The point was recharted by DI in 1935. Cabo Crépin (Chile. DNH chart 502, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.273; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.87). Cape Crepin (USHO, 1956, p.9). Cabo Créspin [sic] (Argentina. MM, 1957a,p.51). Crépin Point (APC, 1960, p.3; Hawkes, 1961, map p.3; DOS 610 sheet W 62 58, 1968).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 05' 28.6" S
-62.09128°
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Longitude:
58° 28' 09.5" W
-58.46931°
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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:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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