Name details

Scorseby Head

Scorseby Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Scorseby Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 137216

Feature type: Head (8)

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.

Narrative

Head at the NW tip of Smyley Island and marking the W end of Trathan Coast and SW entrance point of the Ronne Entrance, was seen from the air by USAS in December 1940. The name Cape Ashley Snow was applied to ice shelf in this vicinity projecting from the NW part of Smyley Island (q.v.) after Ashley C. Snow (Snow Nunataks, q.v.) (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942), but this name was later changed to Cape Smiley [sic] after Capt. William Horton Smyley, Master of the sealing ship Ohio from Newport, RI, who visited the South Shetland Islands (landing at Deception Island) and Palmer Archipelago, and may have sailed further S-ward, 1841-42; US Commercial Agent in the Falkland Islands in 1853 (USAAF chart [LR-]74, 1943; USBGN, 1947, p.233; 1949, p.51). Cape Snow (Ronne, 1945, map p.14). Cabo Smiley [sic] (Argentina. IGM map, 1946). Kapp Smiley [sic] (Hansen, chart [no number], 1947). Cap Smiley [sic] (France. SHM chart 5879, 1956). Cape Smyley (USBGN, 1956, p.284; NGS map, 1957b). Capo Smiley [sic] (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 6). Mys Stayli [sic] (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Cabo Smyley (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.204; IHA, 1974, p.264). Mys Smayli (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl. 24). Following air photography by USN, 1965-66, the name of Smyley was transferred to the island delineated from the photographs, Smyley Island (q.v) . The Head remained unnamed until 2010 when the name was approved by APC in its current position, delimiting the W end of Trathan Coast.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 17' 52.0" S
-72.29778°
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Longitude:
78° 56' 48.0" W
-78.94667°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
9-Dec-2010

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