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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Feature type: Point
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:
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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