Name details

Georges Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109005

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

N point of Rongé Island, Danco Coast, was charted by BeAE, 3 February 1898, and named Cap Georges, probably after Georges Lecointe (Lecointe Island, q.v.) (Lecointe, map, 1899; 1900a, map facing p.132). Cape Georges (Cook, 1900, map p.xx; USHO, 1943, p.124; APC, 1958, p.5). Cabo Georges (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.390; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.137). Following resurvey by FIDS from Norsel in April 1955 and air photography by FIDASE, 1956-57, the feature was renamed Georges Point (APC, 1960, p.4; BA chart 3566, 25.viii.1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 40' 00.0" S
-64.66667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
62° 40' 00.0" W
-62.66667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
4-Sep-1957

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