Name details

Driencourt Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108565

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 coast of Brabant Island, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Pointe Driencourt after Joseph-Fernand-Ludovic Driencourt (b.1858), French engineer who advised on the hydrographic equipment of FAE (Charcot, 1906b, p.470). Cap Driencourt (Matha and Rey, 1911, Pl. 3). Cape Driencourt (USHO, 1943, p.121). Cabo Driencourt (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.323; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.105). The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Driencourt Point (APC, 1960, p.4; BA chart 3560, 7.iv.1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 12' 00.0" S
-64.20000°
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Longitude:
62° 33' 00.0" W
-62.55000°
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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:
23-Sep-1960

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