Feature Name (see definition): Garcia, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5470

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 44' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 40' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.7333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1950

Description (see definition): Cape at the N side of the entrance to Barilari Bay, on the W coast of Graham Land. The cape was discovered and named "Cap Loqui" by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under Charcot. At the same time Charcot named the S entrance point to the bay "Cap Garcia," after Rear Admiral Garcia, Argentine Navy. The maps of Charcot's French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, showed "Cap Garcia" as the N cape of Barilari Bay and the name has since become established for this feature. Charcot did not use the name "Cap Loqui" on the maps of his second expedition but, for the sake of historical continuity, the name Loqui Point (q.v.) has been accepted for the S entrance point.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data