Name details

Quinn Rock

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2453

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

A longitudinal island near Casey running east-west and measuring approximately 220 m by 40 m. A steel snow pole about 1.5 m high is embedded in the rock as the station mark.

Named For

Named after Peter Quinn who was the surveyor who established a geodetic control station on this rock.  

Location

Latitude:
66° 13' 32.9" S
-66.22581°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
110° 33' 00.0" E
110.55000°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
8 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( Wind50k - Windmill Islands 1:50000 Topographic GIS Dataset )
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
15-Mar-1984

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