Name details

Bennett Dome

Bennett Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bennett Dome  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 107751

Feature type: Dome

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Dome-shaped, snow-covered peninsula on S side of Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, rising to c. 460 m. Photographed from the air by RARE in 1947, roughly mapped from photographs by FIDS in 1960; mapped by USGS from USN air photography of 1967-68 and satellite imagery of 1972-73. Named after Joseph E. Bennett, Head of Polar Coordination and Information, Division of Polar Programs, NSF, 1976-86 (USA gaz.1989; GBR gaz.1993).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 48' 00.0" S
-71.80000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 03' 00.0" W
-73.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Feb-1988

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