Name details

Cape Kidson

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109620

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 New Bedford Inlet and W entrance point of Mossman Inlet, Lassiter Coast, was photographed from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940 (USHO, 1943, upper photograph p.276) and by RARE, 21 November 1947; surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in December 1947; in association with the names of Antarctic meteorologists grouped in this area, named after Dr Edward Kidson (1882-1939), New Zealand meteorologist and author of the meteorological reports of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 (Sir Ernest Shackleton) and of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14 (Sir Douglas Mawson); Director of Meteorological Services, New Zealand, 1927-39 (BA chart 3175, 12.xi.1954; APC, 1955, p.13; DOS 601 sheet W 73 60, 1957; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969). Cabo Kidson (Argentina. MM chart 121, 1957; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.171). Mys Kidson (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 23' 00.0" S
-73.38333°
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Longitude:
60° 40' 00.0" W
-60.66667°
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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:
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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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