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Antarctic Gazetteer

A catalogue of Antarctic Names from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and lists of other less formal names.

Name Details

Cape Denison

Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 281

This name originates from Australia, but is also called Denison, Cape (United States of America).
It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

A rocky cape on the eastern side of Commonwealth Bay, on the coast of George V Land. Discovered in 1912 by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after Sir Hugh Denison of Sydney, a patron of the expedition.

Latitude: 67° 00' 31.0" S -67.009°
Longitude: 142° 40' 00.0" E 142.667°

Region: Unknown
Feature Type: Cape
Altitude:
Lat/Long Precision: 20 m
Altitude Precision: Unknown

iMAGEantarctica IA16564
Caption:
Cape Denison from the air.

Location: Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, George V land
Photographer: Ryan, Ursula
Date: 6 February 2005

© Ursula Ryan 2005
Comments: None

Location Method: Satellite Image
Source Name: IKONOS
Source Identifier:

Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 2001013123204820000011627275 - View Reference

Source Scale: 2000
Source Institution: Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person: Brolsma
Source Publisher: Unknown

Remote Sensor Info: Not Applicable

Status: Official
Date approved: Unknown