Name details

Weavers Island

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138184

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

"Characterised by a network of deformed dykes, in an east west orientation and forming a weaving pattern. The name of the island reflects this character of its basement geology."

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 46' 42.0" S
-68.77834°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
77° 56' 53.0" E
77.94806°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Rauer Group 50K GIS Topographic Dataset
Source Identifier:
Raur50k
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
7-Jun-2016

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