Name details

Martello Tower

Martello Tower (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Martello Tower  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110023

Feature type: Rock

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

off-shore rock rising c. 9m above sea level on W side of King George Bay, King George Island, was charted by DI in 1937 and so named from its resemblance to the circular forts of that name constructed at intervals on the S coast of England (Hill and others, chart, 1937b; BA chart 3205, 2.ix.1938; APC, 1955, p.14; BA chart 1774, 14.ix.1962). Martello Rock (USHO, 1943, p.95). Roca Torre Martello [=martello tower rock] (Argentina. MM chart 104, 1949; Pierrou, 1970, p.691; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.280).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 06' 00.0" S
-62.10000°
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Longitude:
58° 09' 00.0" W
-58.15000°
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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:
Unknown
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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