Name details

Cape Grönland

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109121

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 point of Anvers Island, was roughly charted by GAE, 1873-74, and named Grönland Cap or Grönland-Kap after the expedition ship (Petermann, map, 1875b; 1875a, p.312). Greenland Cape (USHO chart 1132, 1894). Cape Greenland (Bartholomew, map, 1898b; BA chart 1238, ix.1908). Cap Grönland (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). The cape was further charted by FAE, 1903-05. Cape Gr nland (Charcot, [1911b], p.53). Kapp Greenland (HA chart, 1928). Cape Grönland (BA chart 3205, 1945; APC, 1955, p.11; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/3, 1-DOS 1979). Cabo Greenland (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949). Cabo Grönland (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.267; Pierrou, 1970, p.403; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.142). Cabo Tierras Verdes [translation of proper name] (Kosack, 1955b, map facing p.88). The cape was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Cape Greenland (Gronland) (USHO, 1963, p.156).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 15' 00.0" S
-64.25000°
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Longitude:
63° 21' 00.0" W
-63.35000°
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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:
8-Sep-1953

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