Name details

Law Landing

Law Landing (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Law Landing  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1299

Feature type: Landing

Origin

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

Narrative

A shingle beach at the site of the first landing on Macey Peninsula, Rauer Group by Dr PG Law from the Kista Dan on 11 January 1957. The group was searching for a site for a new station.

Named For

Named for Dr PG Law, former Director, Australian Antarctic Division.

Location

Latitude:
68° 55' 20.3" S
-68.92231°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 54' 33.5" E
77.90931°
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Altitude:
10 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

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