Dufek Coast

Dufek Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dufek Coast  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 3930
Name ID: 124559

Feature type: Coast (7)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

That portion of the coast along the SW margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between Airdrop Peak on the E side of the Beardmore Glacier and Morris Peak on the E side of Liv Glacier. Named by NZ-APC in 1961 after R. Admiral George J. Dufek (1903-77), USN, who served under R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd during USAS, 1939-41, and as commander of the Eastern Task Force of USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. He was Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1954-59, a period in which the following American science stations were established: McMurdo, Little America V, Byrd, South Pole, Wilkes, Hallett and Ellsworth. U.S. Navy ships, aircraft, and personnel under his command provided broad logistical support to research and survey operations, including aerial photographic missions to virtually all sectors of Antarctica. On Oct. 31, 1956, Dufek in the ski-equipped R4D Skytrain aircraft Que Sera Sera (pilot Lt. Cdr. Conrad Shinn), flew from McMurdo Sound via Beardmore Glacier to make the first plane landing at the South Pole.

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Location

Latitude:
84° 30' 00.0" S
-84.50000°
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Longitude:
179° 00' 00.0" W
-179.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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