Name details

Penguin Point

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 129997

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A rock point at the W side of the entrance to Murphy Bay. The point rises to 95 m and marks the termination of a granite wall about 3 mi long. Discovered and named in 1912 by the eastern coastal party led by Cecil T. Madigan of the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 39' 00.0" S
-67.65000°
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Longitude:
146° 12' 00.0" E
146.20000°
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Altitude:
95 m
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Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1986
Catalogue id
1856C3
Caption
Penguin Point looking east
Photographer
Reeves, Robert D (Bob)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
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:
Unknown

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