Name details

Cape Kerr

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113692

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A snow-covered bluff with steep sides, marking the northern entrance point to Barne Inlet, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MN07

Named For

Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, and named for the Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr, one of the Sea Lords who lent his assistance to the expedition.

Location

Latitude:
80° 03' 12.1" S
-80.05335°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 25' 25.6" E
160.42378°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
114 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
1020010011251900
Source Scale:
1:1889.76
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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