Williams, Punta

Williams, Punta (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Williams, Punta  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 16086
Name ID: 106486

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

El descubrimiento de las islas Shetland del Sur en el año 1819 fue dado a conocer por William Smith, capitán del bergantín "Williams". Smith en su libro John Meiers, publicado en 1820, cuenta su viaje y la situación que le da el nombre Williams corresponde a una punta de tierra en las cercanías de la actual. En los últimos años, al extremo NE de isla Livingston, se le conoce internacionalmente con el nombre de punta Williams. Esta punta constituye el extremo NE de isla Livingston, en las islas Shetland del Sur. Es de altura moderada, 34 mts., se destaca por estar libre de hielos en verano.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 28' 00.0" S
-62.46667°
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Longitude:
60° 07' 00.0" W
-60.11667°
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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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Date approved:
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