Name details

Cape Lachman

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109684

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

NE point of James Ross Island and NW entrance point of Herbert Sound, was surveyed by SwAE in 1903 and named Kap Lachmann [sic] after J. Lachman, a patron of the expedition (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904b, Vol.2, first end map). Cabo Lachman (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 1, end map; Pierrou, 1970, p.462; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.174). Cape Lachman (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316; BA chart 3205, 31.x.1921; 23.ix.1949; APC, 1955, p.13; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Cap Lachman (Gourdon, 1908, p.49). Kapp Lachman (HA chart, 1928). The cape was re-surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in 1945 and 1952. Cabo Lachmann [sic](Argentina. MM, 1953, p.320).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 46' 50.0" S
-63.78056°
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Longitude:
57° 46' 50.0" W
-57.78056°
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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:
8-Sep-1953

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