Name details

Walker Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111811

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

SE point of Elephant Island, SW of Cape Valentine, was roughly charted by Powell and Palmer in December 1821; named Walker's Point probably after Capt. J. Walker, who assisted in the construction of the chart (Walker Bay, q.v.) (Powell chart, 1822a). Point Walker (BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; Wild, 1923a, map p.351). Pointe Walker (d'Urville, 1838, map following p.1170). Cap Walker (d'Urville, 1842, p.140). Walker P. (HA chart, 1928). Walkers Point (Hobbs, 1939a, p.42). Walker Point (BA chart 3175, 1.iii.1940; [in 61°08'S 54°38'W] 3205, 23.ix.1949; [in 61°08'S 54°46'W] APC, 1955, p.22; [in 61°06'S 54°38'W] BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; [co-ordinates corrected] DOS 610 sheet W 61 54 (Ext.), 1-GSGS 1972; APC, 1977, p.34). Punta Walker (Argentina. MM chart 102, 1949; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.295). Pointe Walter [sic] (France. SHM chart 5452, 1951). Mys Uolker (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The point was surveyed by J

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Location

Latitude:
61° 08' 52.9" S
-61.14803°
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Longitude:
54° 42' 03.0" W
-54.70083°
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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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