Name details

Marion Tarn

Marion Tarn (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Marion Tarn  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138304

Feature type: Water body

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A tarn located approximately 400 metres west of Stephenson Lagoon, eastern Heard Island. It emerged as a prominent geographic feature following the dramatic retreat of Stephenson Glacier.

Named For

The USS Marion, a steam corvette of the United States Navy, was sent to rescue the crew of the whaling bark Trinity shipwrecked at Heard Island. On 12 January 1882 it located the Trinity’s survivors who had endured 452 days of hardship on the island.

Location

Latitude:
53° 07' 44.3" S
-53.12897°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 40' 11.0" E
73.66973°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
WorldView 2
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 21Feb2016 East not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:50,000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Aug-2018

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