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This page presents the geographical name data for
Gazert, Cape in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Gazert, Cape
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cape
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
5545
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
53° 05' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
073° 21' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-53.0833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
73.35
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1957
Description
(see definition):
Cape at the W end of the rocky promontory which forms the S side of South West Bay, on the W side of Heard Island. This feature was known to American sealers as "Green Point," as shown by Captain H.C. Chester's 1860 sketch map and other sealer maps of the period. The present name was applied by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) when they landed at the feature in February 1902, after Dr. Hans Gazert, medical officer with the expedition, and it has become established in international usage.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Gazert, Cape in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Gazert, Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Gazert, Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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