Name details

Dodson Peninsula

Dodson Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dodson Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108536

Feature type: Peninsula

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

S of Hansen Inlet, Orville Coast, was photographed from the air by RARE, 21 November 1947; at first thought to be an island and named Harry Dodson Island (Ronne, 1948b, map p.357, p.374, 390) or Dodson Island (Ronne, 1949, map p.249) after Capt. Harry Dodson, USN, father of Robert H.T. Dodson, RARE assistant geologist and surveyor. Dodson-Øya (Rønne, 1950b, p.136). Isla Dodson (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-1, 1952). Ostrov Dodson (Baranov and others, 1954, map p.283). The feature was later seen from the air photographs to be a peninsula and renamed Dodson Peninsula, recorded as after R.H.T. Dodson (USBGN, 1956, p.108; USHO chart 6638, 1956; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969; APC, 1975, p.3; BAS 500P sheet SS 17-20/SE, 1-DOS 1981). Poluostrov Dodson (Soviet Union. UNGSVF chart 334, 1958). Isola Podson [sic] (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 12-13). Península Dodson (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.231; IHA, 1974, p.104). The peninsula was photographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
75° 32' 00.0" S
-75.53333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
64° 12' 00.0" W
-64.20000°
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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:
20-Dec-1974

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