Name details

Cape Simpson

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 262

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

A high rocky bluff at the northern end of Ufs Island, about 19 km east of Cape Bruce on the coast of Mac.Robertson Land. Discovered on 18 February 1931 by BANZARE under Sir Douglas Mawson.

Named For

Named it after F. Simpson of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition.

Location

Latitude:
67° 28' 00.1" S
-67.46670°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
61° 07' 59.9" E
61.13330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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:
28-Nov-1955

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