Name details

Stephenson Lagoon

Stephenson Lagoon (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Stephenson Lagoon  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1150

Feature type: Lagoon

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A saltwater lagoon on Heard Island formed by the 1980 retreat of the Stephenson Glacier. It is possible to walk along the moraine dam from Skua Beach to Try Pot Beach.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 06' 06.1" S
-53.10169°
Accurate to 20m
Longitude:
73° 42' 11.9" E
73.70331°
Accurate to 20m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Peter Keage 1986
Catalogue id
IA16532
Caption
Looking north east from Big Ben over Dover's Moraine
Photographer
Keage, Peter L

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Quickbird Image 30/01/ 2006 Satellite Cat ID 1961
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id Satellite Cat ID 1961 not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:10000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
DigitalGlobe
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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