This page presents the geographical name data for
East 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):
East Cape
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cape
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4254
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
045° 11' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-45.1833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Cape 1.4 mi SE of Cape Bennett on the N coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Discovered and roughly charted in the course of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in December 1821. Named by DI personnel on the Discovery II who charted the South Orkney Islands in 1933. It is the easternmost cape on the N coast of Coronation Island.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
East 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
East Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
East Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.