Name details

Sky-Blu

Sky-Blu (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sky-Blu  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 111218

Feature type: Station

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

Situated to the S of the summits of Mount Mende and Mount Lanzerroti two Nunataks which from part of the Sky-Hi Nunataks, S Palmer Land. The field was first commissioned as a runway for use by DHC-7 (Dash 7) aircraft in 1995. In the 1998-99 season it handled 158 aircraft movements. The spelling of Sky-Blu follows the style of nearby Sky-Blu Nunataks, whose name is of US origin. (APC, 1999).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 50' 56.0" S
-74.84889°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
71° 34' 21.0" W
-71.57250°
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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-Jun-1999

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