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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/12268 |
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| Names |
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Name source |
| English | Astrup, Cape | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| French | Eivind Astrup, Cap | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
| Spanish | Astrup, Cabo | SCAR Composite Gazetteer |
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Cape |
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| Latitude |
64° 42' 0" S (-64.7°) |
| Longitude |
63° 11' 0" W (-63.1833333°) |
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SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ |
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Belgica information (en): 08/09/1953 - NE point of Wiencke Island, Danco Coast. Roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BeAE) 1898; named Cap Edvind Astrup (BEL 1899), after Eivind Astrup (1871-95), Norwegian member of Peary's Arctic expeditions, 1891-92 and 1893-94, and friend of Roald Amundsen and F.A. Cook of BeAE. Cape Astrup (GBR chart 1909 & gaz. 1955) (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf). |
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Belgica information (en): Bold, dark-colored bluff marking the N end of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer
Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, and named by Gerlache for Eivind Astrup, Norwegian Arctic explorer and member of Robert E. Peary's expeditions to Greenland in 1891-92 and 1893-95 (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf / http://geonames.usgs.gov). |
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Belgica information (es): En el extremo NE de la isla Wiencke, costa occidental de la península Antártica. Fue descubierto por la expedición del Bélgica en 1897-99, bajo el mando del Teniente de Gerlache y bautizado por éste en honor de Irving Astrup, explorador noruego del Artico. SHN carta H-714 (http://www.geoscience.scar.org/meetings/shanghai/cga_letter_a.pdf). |
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Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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