Name details

Prestrud Rock

Prestrud Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Prestrud Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139298

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The feature is a small isolated rock outcrop, about 30m high, at the base of the northeastern side of Scott Nunataks, Alexandra Mountains.

Named For

The first rock outcrop discovered in Marie Byrd Land in 1911 by Lt. K. Prestrud of Amundsen's Antarctic Expedition, and the location of cairn erected by Lt. Prestrud. Visited by NZ science party 1987/88. Prestrud's cairn was approved as an historic site at the 1995 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.

Location

Latitude:
77° 12' 02.0" S
-77.20057°
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Longitude:
154° 30' 47.2" W
-154.51311°
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Altitude:
349 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
102001000BA4C900
Source Scale:
1:1889.76
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
26-Jun-1995

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