Name details

South Cape

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111288

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 point of Atriceps Island, Robertson Islands, off Coronation Island, was charted by Powell, 13 December 1821, and so named as the S-most projection of land discerned in the area (Powell, 1822b, p.10; chart 1822a; BA chart 1775, 1938; APC, 1955, p.19; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Cap Sud [translation of English name] (Powell, 1824a, map facing p.5; [referring in error to the SE point of Coronation Island] France. SHM chart 1148, 1947). South Point (BA, 1930, p.52; chart 3175, 7.vii.1933; [referring in error to the SE point of Coronation Island] France. SHM, 1937, p.388). Cabo Sud [translation of English name], referring in error to the SE point of Coronation Island (Argentina. MM chart 31, 1930). The cape was recharted by DI in 1933. Cabo Sur [translation of English name] ([referring in error to the SE point of Coronation Island] Argentina. MM, 1945, p.273; [correctly shown] MM chart 117, 1952; Pierrou, 1970, p.676). Mys Saut (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 48' 00.0" S
-60.80000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 09' 00.0" W
-45.15000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
8-Sep-1953

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