Name details

Ekelöf Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108651

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

NE entrance point of Markham Bay, SE James Ross Island, was surveyed by SwAE in 1902-03 and named Kap Ekelöf after Dr Erik Ekelöf (b. 1875), medical officer and bacteriologist of the expedition (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904b, Vol. 2, first end map). Cabo Ekelöf (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 1, end map; Pierrou, 1970, p.336). Cape Ekelöf (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316). Cabo Ekfof [sic] (Riso Patron S., 1908, end map). Cap Ekelöf (Charcot, 1912, Pl. 11). The point was re-surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in 1953. Ekelöf Point (USBGN, 1956, p.118; APC, 1958, p.4; DOS 610 sheet W 64 56, 1961). Punta Ekelof (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.221; IHA, 1974, p.113).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 13' 26.0" S
-64.22389°
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Longitude:
57° 12' 14.0" W
-57.20389°
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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:
4-Sep-1957

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