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Christiansen Point
Christiansen Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Christiansen Point (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Point
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
A rocky promontory lined with black basalt dykes stretching into the sea from the polar plateau. Named for Colin Christiansen who wintered at Davis in 1977. During this winter he visited Christiansen Point several times while looking for Wilkin's records at nearby Walkabout Rocks. He found the records which had not been located for 20 years. Christiansen had previously wintered at Casey 1975 and Mawson 1971.
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©Belinda Reynolds 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA21870
- Caption
- Christiansen Point, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking East.
- Photographer
- Reynolds, Belinda
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