Name details

The Backslope

Backslope, The (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

The Backslope (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 135198

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Hillside immediately SE of Signy Research Station, Factory Cove, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Surveyed by FIDS 1947-50. Photographed from the air by Royal Navy 1968. Named such because it appears behind the station when viewed from the sea (APC, 2004).

Named For

Location

Latitude:

60° 42' 32.0" S

-60.70889°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

45° 35' 32.0" W

-45.59222°

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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:

29-Sep-2004

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