Name details

Point Wild

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111941

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 of Cape Belsham, Elephant Island, was roughly mapped by BITAE between 17 April and 30 August 1916 when a party of 22 men of the expedition wintered on the point following the loss of Endurance in the Weddell Sea (q.v.); named Cape Wild (Shackleton, 1919, p.223; BA, 1930, p.58; [in 61°02'S 54°59'W] APC, 1955, p.22; BA chart 3205, 15.iii.1957) or Point Wild (Shackleton, 1919, map p.145; USHO, 1956, p.7; [co-ordinates corrected] APC, 1960, p.8; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; Burley, 1971c, photograph facing p.924; DOS 610 sheet W 6154 (Ext.), 1-GSGS 1972), after Cdr John Robert Francis ("Frank") Wild, RNVR (1874-1939), British Antarctic explorer; Able Seaman in Discovery, British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 (Capt. R.F. Scott, RN); member of British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 (Sir Ernest Shackleton), Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14 (Sir Douglas Mawson), BITAE (in command of wintering party in 1916); Second-in-Command (later Commander), Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-22. Kaap Wild (Shackleton, [1921], end map). Cape Belsham (q.v.), in error (USAAF chart 1737, 1946). Cabo Wild (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.195; Pierrou, 1970, p.727; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.302). Mys Belshem, referring either to this feature or to Cape Belsham (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The point was surveyed by J

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 05' 53.0" S
-61.09806°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
54° 51' 39.3" W
-54.86092°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Sep-1955

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