Feature Name (see definition): Köppen Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8160

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 02' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.0333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Point marking the NE side of the entrance to Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay, South Georgia. The name Koppenberg was originally given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83, to a small hill lying close inland from the point now described, and about 0.5 mi E of the German base. It was named for Prof. W. Koppen (1846-1940), noted meteorologist and climatologist, who had recommended the establishment of a high level observatory near the base. The South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, reported that the hill is too small and unimportant to require a name, but that one is needed for the nearby point. For the sake of historical continuity, the name of Koppen is transferred to this previously unnamed point; the name Koppenberg is rejected.

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Date Edited (see definition): No data