Name details

Lagrelius Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109697

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 of Holluschickie Bay, NW James Ross Island, was roughly mapped by SwAE in October 1903 and named Kap Lagrelius after Axel Lagrelius (1863-1944), Swedish company director of Stockholm, who contributed towards the cost of the expedition (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904a, Del. 1, end map). Cape Lagrelius (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316; BA chart 3205, 31.x.1921). Cap Lagrelius (Gourdon, 1908, p.49). Cape L.Agrelius [sic] (Riso Patron S., 1908, end map). Cabo Lagrelius (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 1, end map; Pierrou, 1970, p.463; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.174). Cap Layrelius [sic] (Charcot, 1912, Pl.1). Kapp Lagrelius (HA chart, 1928). Following survey by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1945 and August 1952, the feature was renamed Lagrelius Point (USHO, 1956, p.83; APC, 1958, p.5; BAS 250 sheet SP21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974). Cabo Lagrehus [sic] (Chile. IGM map 5, 1966).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 55' 00.0" S
-63.91667°
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Longitude:
58° 18' 00.0" W
-58.30000°
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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:
4-Sep-1957

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