Name details

Wilkes Land

Wilkes Land (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wilkes Land  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1292

Feature type: Land

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

That portion of Antarctica between Cape Hordern (100ยบ31''32.5" E) and longitude 136 degrees E. The U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lieut. (later Rear Admiral) Charles E. Wilkes reported several sightings of land in this sector. The coastline was surveyed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), USN Operation Windmill (1947-48), ANARE (1956, 1958-60) and the Soviet Antarctic Expeditions (1956-59). Named after Rear Admiral Charles E. Wilkes, USN.

Named For

Rear Admiral Charles E. Wilkes, USN

Location

Latitude:
69° 00' 00.0" S
-69.00000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
120° 00' 00.0" E
120.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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:
11-Aug-1955

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Aus_display_scale_250k: Yes      Aus_display_scale_100k: Yes     
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