Name details

Blyth Junction

Blyth Junction (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Blyth Junction  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Informal Antarctic/sub-Antarctic Gazetteer Id 137118

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Informal Antarctic/sub-Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

Named after Alan Blyth, Officer in Charge (OIC) at Wilkes in 1966 by members of the expedition. The junction is marked with two steel poles.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 27' 33.0" S
-66.45917°
Accurate to 20m
Longitude:
111° 57' 14.0" E
111.95389°
Accurate to 20m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

Map

Source

Location Method:
Hand-held GPS
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Information from Marty Benavente, Senior FTO, captured with handheld GPS.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

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