Name details

Compton Lagoon

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1151

Feature type: Lagoon

Origin

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

Narrative

A large saltwater lagoon formed by the retreat of the Compton Glacier on Heard Island. It is dammed by a moraine but it is impossible to walk from Gilchrist Beach to Fairchild Beach along the moraine. The name is associated with the Compton Glacier named after G.S. Compton, radio operator and assistant surveyor with the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 50.6" S
-53.04739°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
73° 37' 36.8" E
73.62689°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997
Catalogue id
2203D6
Photographer
Cianchi, Andrew (Andy)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Georeferenced Satellite Image
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:
1:15000
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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