Feature Name (see definition): Brooks, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1988

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 36' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 46' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.6

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.7666667

Elevation (see definition): 465

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Cape marked by steep, conspicuous walls which rise to 465 m, forming the S side of the entrance to New Bedford Inlet, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the cape was photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for Charles E.P. Brooks, English meteorologist on the staff of the Meteorological Office, 1907-49.

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