Name details

Burnside Ridges

Burnside Ridges (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Burnside Ridges  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 123120

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Three roughly parallel ridges running approximately NE-SW with their NE extremities terminating at Matusevich Glacier. This area was photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump in 1947. The feature was sketched and photographed on Feb. 20, 1959 by Phillip Law, leader of the ANARE (Magga Dan) expedition. Named by ANCA after Lt. Cdr. I.M. Burnside, RAN, hydrographic surveyor on the Magga Dan during the voyage.

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Location

Latitude:
69° 12' 00.0" S
-69.20000°
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Longitude:
157° 10' 00.0" E
157.16667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1961

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