Name details

Thorfinn Islands

Thorfinn Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Thorfinn Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1011

Feature type: Island

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 group of small islands about 13 km off the coast of Mac.Robertson Land between Campbell Head and Cape Simpson. The islands were probably discovered by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson. They were charted by Norwegian whalers who called them Thorfinnxyane (The Thorfinn Islands).

Named For

They were probably named after the Norwegian whalecatcher Thorfinn.

Location

Latitude:
67° 16' 59.2" S
-67.28310°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 56' 12.1" E
60.93670°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
29-Jul-1965

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