Braillard Point

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

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

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Place ID: 1746
Name ID: 107924

Feature type: Point

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

NE point of Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay, King George Island, was charted by DI in 1935 and named after Able Seaman Albert Thomas Braillard, RN, of Discovery II, 1931-35 (Nelson and others, chart, 1935g; APC, 1960, p.3; DOS 610 sheet W 62 58, 1968; BA chart 1774, 8.vi. 1961). Pontal Braillard (Brazil. Península Fildes map, 1984 ).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 12' 41.5" S
-62.21153°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 54' 56.2" W
-58.91561°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Sep-1960

Related information

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