Name details

Gauss Beach

Gauss Beach (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gauss Beach  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 139198

Feature type: Beach

Origin

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

Narrative

Beach located on West Bay north of Mangoro Head, Heard Island

Named For

Named after the ship, Gauss used by Erich von Drygalski on the German South Polar expedition 1901-03 which visited Heard Island in February 1902

Location

Latitude:
53° 01' 45.5" S
-53.02931°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 22' 20.4" E
73.37233°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
9-Dec-2019

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