Name details

Cape MacDonald

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 109947

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

S entrance point of Odom Inlet, Black Coast, was surveyed by USAS in December 1940 and named Cape McDonald [sic] after J.E. MacDonald, field representative and Secretary of the expedition (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942; DCS 601 sheet 71 60, 1955; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979). Cape MacDonald (USHO, 1943, p.274; BA chart 3175, 12.xi.1954; APC, 1955, p.14; BAS 250 sheet SR 19-20/16, 1-DOS 1976). The cape was re-surveyed by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in November 1947. Cabo McDonald (Argentina. MM chart 110, 1949). Cabo Mac Donald (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.329; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.191). Cape Mac Donald (USHO chart 6639, 1955). Cabo MacDonal [sic] (Argentina. MM chart 110, 1957). Mys Mak-Donald (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Cabo MacDonald (Pierrou, 1970, p.497).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 32' 00.0" S
-71.53333°
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Longitude:
61° 11' 00.0" W
-61.18333°
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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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