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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

Azimuth Hill

Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 675

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

A hill about 25 m high, at the north-west end of a steep, narrow rocky ridge which trends north-west overlooking the main hut at Cape Denison. The hill is about 230 m WNW from Mawson's main hut. The feature was named by Douglas Mawson during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 and appears on official maps of the expedition.

Latitude: 67° 00' 30.3" S -67.008°
Longitude: 142° 39' 20.8" E 142.656°

Region: Cape Denison
Feature Type: Hill
Altitude: 20 m
Lat/Long Precision: 50 m
Altitude Precision: 5 m
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: 7-Mar-1991