Name details

Moody Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110217

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

E point of Joinville Island, was charted by Ross, 30 December 1842, and named after Richard Clement Moody (1813-87), first Governor of the Falkland Islands, 1841-49 (Ross, 1847a, p.329; BA chart 1238, x.1893; 3205, 2.ix.1938; [in 63°18'S 54°59'W] APC, 1955, p.15; [shown 1 km S of correct position] BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/14 (Ext.), 1-DOS 1973; [correctly indicated] APC, 1977, p.23). Cape Ross, after its discoverer (Robertson, chart, 1893a). Cap Moody (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). Capo Moody (Faustini, 1904, p.5). Kap Moody (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904b, Vol. 2, first end map). Point Moody (Irízar, 1904, p.585). Cabo Moody (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904-05, Tomo 1, end map). Cape Moody (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316). Punta Moody (Irízar, [1907], p.67; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.204). Moody P. (HA chart, 1928). Punta Rara [=rare point] (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.315). The point was surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1953 and photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Mys Mudi (Nudel'man, 1960, loose map).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 19' 00.0" S
-63.31667°
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Longitude:
55° 02' 00.0" W
-55.03333°
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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 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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