Name details

Tyree Head

Tyree Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tyree Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114617

Feature type: Head (8)

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 headland 7.7km northeast of Sultans Head Rock on the south side of Ross Island in Windless Bight. The headland rises to over 500m and is ice covered, with some rock exposure on its flanks and particular at the base of the eastern slope. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF14

Named For

Named for Adm. David M. Tyree, USN (d. 1984), Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1959-62. Named on the basis Tyree's name should be used for a feature in the Ross Island area.

Location

Latitude:
77° 39' 00.0" S
-77.65000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
167° 25' 00.0" E
167.41667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
444 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF14 : 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 reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
4-Nov-1999

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