Name details

Smith Ridge

Smith Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Smith Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2292

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A prominent ridge in the Mistichelli Hills. The ridge was occupied as a survey station during the ANARE tellurometer traverse from Larsemann Hills to Reinbolt Hills in 1968.Named after R.S. Smith, geophysicist at Mawson in 1968, who assisted in the survey.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 01' 59.5" S
-70.03319°
Accurate to 5m
Longitude:
72° 50' 11.6" E
72.83656°
Accurate to 5m
Altitude:
134 m
Accurate to 10m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
Geoscience Australia Survey Control Database
Source Identifier:
NMS141
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Geoscience Australia
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
22-Oct-1968

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