Name details

Williamson Rock

Williamson Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Williamson Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114735

Feature type: Rock (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 small rock off the coast of Towle Point, Cape Crozier, Ross Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME16

Named For

Originally charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova expedition, BrAE), 1910-13 as a rock on the coast 'between Cape Tennyson and Cape Crozier, and about 7 miles east-south-east of the former, close off the north-east coast of Ross Island' and named by Scott for Thomas S Williamson, RN, who as able seaman and petty officer accompanied his expeditions of 1901-04 and 1910-13. This feature did not exist and may have been a grounded, debris coated iceberg, or otherwise incorrectly mapped. The name was reapplied at its current position c.1970, possibly following Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) 14 (1969/1970).

Location

Latitude:
77° 26' 55.7" S
-77.44881°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
169° 13' 49.2" E
169.23033°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
7 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
2m multispectral Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
1040010039917100
Source Scale:
1:1889.76
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point, from 2m DEM

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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