Name details

Patanela Bluff

Patanela Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Patanela Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138314

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A prominent bluff located above Winston Lagoon and Capsize Beach, south-eastern Heard Island.

Named For

In summer 1964-65, the 19 metre schooner Patanela supported the South Indian Ocean Expedition to Heard Island (SIOEHI). On 25 January 1965, five members of SIOEHI completed the first summit of Mawson Peak, Australia’s highest point outside of the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Location

Latitude:
53° 09' 09.0" S
-53.15250°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 38' 19.0" E
73.63861°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
WorldView 2
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 21Feb2016 not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Aug-2018

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