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Berteaux, Cape: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Berteaux, 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): Berteaux, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1307

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 51' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 27' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.85

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.45

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Cape surmounted by a high rock peak between Mikkelsen Bay and Wordie Ice Shelf on the W coast of Graham Land. The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot, 1908-10, originally applied the name Berteaux to an island in essentially this position. The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, identified the feature sighted by Charcot as the cape described above. Named by Charcot for a Monsieur Berteaux who helped obtain funds for his expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Berteaux, 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 Berteaux, Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Berteaux, Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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