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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Walker Point (RUS) | 61° 09' 00.0" S | 54° 41' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 121298 Place ID: 15681 | |||
| Walker Point (GBR) | 61° 08' 52.9" S | 54° 42' 03.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 111811
Place ID: 15681
SE point of Elephant Island, SW of Cape Valentine, was roughly charted by Powell and Palmer in December 1821; named Walker's Point probably after Capt. J. Walker, who assisted in the construction of the chart (Walker Bay, q.v.) (Powell chart, 1822a). Point Walker (BA chart 1238, 7.ix.1839; Wild, 1923a, map p.351). Pointe Walker (d'Urville, 1838, map following p.1170). Cap Walker (d'Urville, 1842, p.140). Walker P. (HA chart, 1928). Walkers Point (Hobbs, 1939a, p.42). Walker Point (BA chart 3175, 1.iii.1940; [in 61°08'S 54°38'W] 3205, 23.ix.1949; [in 61°08'S 54°46'W] APC, 1955, p.22; [in 61°06'S 54°38'W] BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962; [co-ordinates corrected] DOS 610 sheet W 61 54 (Ext.), 1-GSGS 1972; APC, 1977, p.34). Punta Walker (Argentina. MM chart 102, 1949; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.295). Pointe Walter [sic] (France. SHM chart 5452, 1951). Mys Uolker (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The point was surveyed by J |
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| Walker Point (USA) | 61° 08' 00.0" S | 54° 42' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 133387
Place ID: 15681
Point which lies 3 mi SW of Cape Valentine, near the E end of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on Powell's map of 1822 based upon the joint cruise of Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer, in the sloop James Monroe, and Capt. George Powell, in the sloop Dove, in December 1821. Probably named for Capt. John Walker, whose assistance in the construction of the map was acknowledged by Powell. |
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| Walker, punta (ARG) | 61° 07' 00.0" S | 54° 44' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 102443 Place ID: 15681 | |||
| Walker, Punta (CHL) | 61° 09' 00.0" S | 54° 44' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 106460
Place ID: 15681
El nombre apareció en un mapa de Powell's de 1822, sobre la base del crucero mixto del capitán Nathaniel B. Palmer en el velero James Monroe, y el capitán John Powell en el velero "Dove", en diciembre de 1821. Probablemente denominado así por el capitán John Walker, quien había ayudado en la construcción del mapa según fue reconocido por Powell. Punta que marca la extremidad S del final E de la isla Elefante, en las islas Shetland del Sur. |
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