Name details

Pennell Bank

Pennell Bank (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pennell Bank  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114098

Feature type: Bank (6)

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 large submarine bank about 500 miles long and 140 miles wide extending across Ross Sea from Cape Adare to King Edward VII Land. Named by Taylor for Lieutenant Harry L L Pennell, RN, commander of the Terra Nova, the expedition ship for the BAE, 1910 - 13, which engeged in extensive oceanographic work in the Ross Sea area during this period.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 00' 00.0" S
-74.00000°
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Longitude:
180° 00' 00.0" E
180.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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