Name details

Glandaz Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109037

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

SW entrance point of Deloncle Bay, Lemaire Channel, Graham Coast, was roughly charted by BeAE in February 1898; recharted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Pointe Glandaz after A. Glandaz, a Frenchman who assisted the expedition (Charcot, 1906b, p.326; 1908, map p.36). Cape Glandaz (USHO, 1943, p.138). Glandaz Point (APC, 1955, p.10; BA chart 3572, 25.vii.1958). The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Punta Glandaz (Chile. DNH chart 1502, 1962; IHA, 1974, p.138).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 05' 00.0" S
-65.08333°
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Longitude:
63° 59' 00.0" W
-63.98333°
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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:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Sep-1954

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