Name details

Cape Evensen

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124930

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Cape forming the N side of the entrance to Auvert Bay, on the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Capt. C.J. Evensen of the Hertha, who explored along the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula in 1893.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 09' 00.0" S
-66.15000°
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Longitude:
65° 44' 00.0" W
-65.73333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1950

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