Disappointment, Cape (Powell Island) (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Disappointment, Cape (Powell Island) (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cape
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:
on W coast of Powell Island SE of Whale Skerries, South Orkney Islands, was charted by Powell, 13 December 1821, and so named probably in reference to his and Palmer's reluctance to terminate their E-ward cruise because of depleted provisions and unfavourable winds (Powell, chart, 1822a; BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.8). Cap Disappointment (Powell, 1824b, p.108). Cap Dissapointement [sic] (Powell, 1824a, map facing p.5). The cape was recharted by DI in 1933. Cabo Chasco [translation of English name] (Argentina. MM chart 31, 1954).
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