Cape Denison

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

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

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Place ID: 3525
Name ID: 124265

Feature type: Cape (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A rocky point at the head of Commonwealth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Sir Hugh Denison of Sydney, a patron of the expedition. The feature was the site of the AAE Main Base.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 00' 00.0" S
-67.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
142° 40' 00.0" E
142.66667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Ursula Ryan 2005
Catalogue id
IA16564
Caption
Cape Denison from the air.
Photographer
Ryan, Ursula

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:
Unknown

Related information

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