Name details

Young Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 112028

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

S of Cape Roquemaurel, Bone Bay, Trinity Peninsula, was surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in September 1946 and July 1948; named after Dr Adam Young, Surgeon in the brig Williams (E. Bransfield, Master, RN) in 1820, during the brig's voyage to the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait (BA chart 3205, 12.ii.1954; APC, 1955, p.22; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974); resurveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay", 1959-60. Punta Young (Chile. DNH chart 1400, 1961; IHA, 1974, p.307).I

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 36' 00.0" S
-63.60000°
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Longitude:
58° 57' 00.0" W
-58.95000°
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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:
28-Jan-1953

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