Name details

Cape Carr

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 256

Feature type: Cape

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An ice-covered cape on the western part of the Wilkes Coast, about 31 km ENE of Cape Mose. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The name was originally applied to an ice cape in about 65 degrees 05' 131degrees 30'. by the US Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Wilkes who named it after Lieut. Overton Carr of the expedition flagship Vincennes.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 07' 00.1" S
-66.11669°
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Longitude:
130° 43' 00.1" E
130.71669°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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