Name details

Topografov Island

Topografov Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Topografov Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132784

Feature type: Island (5)

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

An island just N of Partizan Island in the N part of the entrance to Langnes Fjord, Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Subsequently photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), ANARE (1954-58) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956). The latter named it Ostrov Topografov (topographers' island).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 30' 00.0" S
-68.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 11' 00.0" E
78.18333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA22018
Caption
Topografov Island, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1400 feet. Looking Northwest.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

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:
1-Jan-1970

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