Name details

Allison Dome

Allison Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Allison Dome  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 136923

Feature type: None recorded.

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

A prominent isolated ice feature on Law Plateau, about 36 miles east of the southern end of the Mawson Escarpment. Photographed by ANARE in 1960. A fuel depot was established nearby by the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1972. Named by the Australian Antarctic Names and Medal Committee after Ian F. Allison, glaciologist at Mawson Station in 1969 and a member of the Prince Charles Mountains surveys in 1972 and 1974.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 33' 17.0" S
-73.55472°
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Longitude:
70° 35' 59.0" E
70.59972°
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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:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

new adopted name (R.Payne, 21.1.10)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Oct-2009

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