Name details

Heald Island

Heald Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Heald Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113499

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

An island rising to 554m, projecting through the glacial ice of Koettlitz Glacier and Walcott Bay, northwest of Mount Discovery. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MH10

Named For

Discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, for Seaman William L Heald, a member of the expedition who saved the life of Ferrar when the latter was suffering from scurvy in September 1902. It was climbed by Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova expedition, BrAE), 1910-13, on 26 February 1911.

Location

Latitude:
78° 15' 00.0" S
-78.25000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
163° 49' 00.0" E
163.81667°
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Altitude:
551 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MH10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at highest peak

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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