Name details

Newman Shoal

Newman Shoal (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Newman Shoal  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2472

Feature type: Shoal

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 shoal with depths of two metres or less about 2 km from Anchorage Island beacon, Vestfold Hills, bearing 205. The shoal extends over an area 330 m long (in a ENE-WSW direction) and 90 m wide, with a least depth of two metres. Charted in February, 1961 by d' A. T. Gale, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Thala Dan led by D.F. Styles.

Named For

Named after A.J. Newman, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1961, who assisted with the hydrographic survey at Davis.

Location

Latitude:
68° 34' 50.9" S
-68.58080°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
77° 54' 38.9" E
77.91080°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21954
Caption
Newman Shoal, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2500 feet. Looking East.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
4-Jul-1961

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