Name details

Penguin Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110562

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

NW point of Coronation Island and NW entrance point of Tønsberg Cove, was charted by Powell, 7 December 1821, but the name from the numerous penguins seen was applied to the N extremity of Governor Islands (q.v.) lying off the point (Powell, chart, 1822a; BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913; BA chart 1775, 17.vii.1934; 1949). Pointe Penguin (Powell, 1824a, map facing p.5). Pinguin Point (Powell, 1824b, p.104). Cap Penguin (Friederichsen, 1895, Tafel 7 facing p.304). Penguin Spitze (Fricker, 1898, map p.119). Punta Pengüin (Riso Patron S., 1908, end map). The area was further charted by Sørlle in 1912. Punta Foca [=seal point] (Argentina. MM chart 31, 1930). Penguin Pynten (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). The area was recharted by DI in 1933. Punta Pingüino, referring to the present feature (Argentina. IGM map, 1946; Pierrou, 1970, p.594). Punta Pinguina, referring to the present feature (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.45). Pointe Foca, referring to the N extremity of Governor Islands (France. SHM chart 1148, 1947). Penguin Point, referring to the present feature (BA, 1948, p.36; APC, 1955, p.17; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). The point was surveyed by FIDS from Signy, 1956-58. Mys Penguin (Soviet Union. MMF chart 1961).

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Location

Latitude:
60° 31' 00.0" S
-60.51667°
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Longitude:
45° 56' 00.0" W
-45.93333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
21-Nov-1949

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