Name details

Anchorage Patch

Anchorage Patch (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Anchorage Patch  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 5

Feature type: Anchorage

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 small, isolated, shoal patch within the anchorage area at Davis. It is 1 km from Anchorage Island. The least depth of water over the patch is 11 m. Plotted in January 1961 by d'A.T. Gale during a hydrographic survey by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Thala Dan led by D.F. Styles.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 34' 27.1" S
-68.57420°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
77° 55' 45.1" E
77.92920°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21841
Caption
Anchorage Patch, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 500 feet. Looking West.
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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