Cape Flying Fish

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

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

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Place ID: 4760
Name ID: 125227

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.

Narrative

An ice-covered cape which forms the W extremity of Thurston Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear, February 1940. Named by US-SCAN for the USEE ship Flying Fish, commanded by Lt. William M. Walker, USN, which reached a point within 125 mi of this cape; the ship's position on the morning of Mar. 23, 1839 was 7000S, 10016W.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 03' 00.0" S
-72.05000°
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Longitude:
102° 20' 00.0" W
-102.33333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1952

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