Name details

Fitzmaurice Point

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 125141

Feature type: Point (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.

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Narrative

A point on the NW side of Cabinet Inlet, Foyn Coast, between Attlee Glacier and Bevin Glacier. Photographed from the air by RARE and surveyed from the ground by FIDS in December 1947. Named in 1985 by UK-APC after Sir Gerald G. Fitzmaurice (1901-82), Legal Advisor, Foreign Office, 1953-60 (Second Legal Advisor, 1945-53), who served Cabinet Ministers commemorated in this area; Chairman, UK-APC, 1952-60.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 16' 00.0" S
-66.26667°
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Longitude:
63° 43' 00.0" W
-63.71667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

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Approval status

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