Name details

West Arm

West Arm (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

West Arm  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 12

Feature type: Arm

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The western arm of the horseshow-shaped rock forming Horseshoe Harbour at Mawson. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). First visited on 5 February, 1954, by Phillip Law, Leader of the ANARE Expedition which established Mawson station.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 36' 00.0" S
-67.60000°
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Longitude:
62° 51' 45.4" E
62.86261°
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Altitude:
18 m
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Images


©Doug McVeigh 2004
Catalogue id
IA4628
Photographer
McVeigh, Doug

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

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