Name details

Dellbridge Islands

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113128

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A group of four small islands of volcanic origin, lying in McMurdo Sound south of Cape Evans on Ross Island. All islets are snow-free and prominent. They consist of Inaccessible Island, Tent Island, Little Razorback Island and Big Razorback Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13

Named For

Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, which named them for James H Dellbridge, engineer with the expedition. Not Delbridge Islands.

Location

Latitude:
77° 40' 00.0" S
-77.66667°
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Longitude:
166° 25' 00.0" E
166.41667°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF13 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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