Name details

Cape Fanning

Fanning, Cape (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cape Fanning  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108758

Feature type: Cape

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

N entrance point of Violante Inlet, Black Coast, was seen from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940, and owing to an error in navigation wrongly located in c. 73°00'S 59°10'W (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942); later described as between Gruening Glacier and Violante Inlet, in c. 72°50'S 58°55'W, and named after Capt. Edmund Fanning (1769-1841), of Stonington, Conn., who promoted Antarctic exploration through his sealing and whaling business and his writing (Fanning, 1834) (USBGN, 1947, p.163; USHO chart 2562, 1947); resurveyed by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in November 1947 and correctly located (Ronne, 1948b, map p.357; APC, 1955, p.9; DCS 601 sheet 7260, 1956; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979). Cabo Fanning (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-1, 1952; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.122). Mys Fanning (Baranov and others, 1954, map p.283). The cape was photographed from the air by USN, 1966-69. [Fanning Ridge, South Georgia, is also named after Capt. E. Fanning (Hattersley-Smith, 1980b, p.38).]

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Location

Latitude:
72° 23' 00.0" S
-72.38333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 45' 00.0" W
-60.75000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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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:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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