Name details

Shom Rock

Shom Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shom Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 137702

Feature type: Rock (5)

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

Submerged rock north of Emma Island, Gerlache Strait, Graham Land. Position accurately identified by a multibeam hydrographic survey undertaken by Xplore Expeditions and SHOM, the French Hydrographic Office. Named after the Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) in recognition of their role in the survey (APC, 2013).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 34' 25.0" S
-64.57361°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
62° 19' 16.0" W
-62.32111°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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:
10-May-2013

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