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Feature Name (see definition): West Cape Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16443 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 53° 02' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 073° 17' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -53.0333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 73.2833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1957 Description (see definition): A cape that marks the south extremity of Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island, and the western entrance point to West Bay. The feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, American sealer operating in the area during this period. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) and so named because of its position at the entrance to West Bay. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding West 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 West Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about West Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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