Name details

Franklin Reef

Franklin Reef (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Franklin Reef  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138203

Feature type: Reef

Origin

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

Narrative

A reef in the Mackellar Islands lying to the north and north-west of Cape Denison, on the coast of George V Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named the group of islands after C.D. Mackellar of London, a patron of the expedition.

Named For

Franklin Reef was named in 2017 in recognition of the dog that served on the AAE. 'Franklin', who died alongside Belgrave Ninnis in a tragic sledging accident, was named after Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), famed British explorer of the Arctic.

Location

Latitude:
66° 59' 33.2" S
-66.99256°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
142° 39' 33.4" E
142.65929°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Multiple satellite images
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
1:10000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
18-Jul-2017

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