Cape Roget

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

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

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Place ID: 12295
Name ID: 114258

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A cape in north-eastern Victoria Land formed by the termination of Mt Herschel and marking the northern entrance to Moubray Bay. Discovered and named on 15 January 1841 by Ross for Dr Peter Mark Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society.

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Location

Latitude:
71° 59' 00.0" S
-71.98333°
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Longitude:
170° 37' 00.0" E
170.61667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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