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Feature Name (see definition): Hooker, Cape Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6957 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 38' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 166° 45' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.6333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 166.75 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): Cape on the NE portion of the peninsula which includes Davis Ice Piedmont, on the N coast of Victoria Land. With Cape Dayman to the ESE, it forms an outer entrance point to Yule Bay. Discovered by Captain James Clark Ross, 1841, who named it for Joseph Dalton Hooker (later Sir Joseph), naturalist and assistant surgeon on the Erebus who became internationally famous as a botanist. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Hooker, 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 Hooker, Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hooker, Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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