Name details

Roman Lagoon

Roman Lagoon (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Roman Lagoon  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 138312

Feature type: Lagoon

Origin

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

Narrative

A breached lagoon located at the northern end of Laurens Peninsula, northwest Heard Island.

Named For

During the 1860s and 1870s the Roman was a bark based in New London, United States that was engaged for sealing voyages to Heard Island. In September 1866 the Roman lost its tender E. R. Sawyer upon Heard Island’s coastline.

Location

Latitude:
52° 58' 20.0" S
-52.97222°
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Longitude:
73° 18' 11.2" E
73.30312°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
WorldView 2
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 2Mar2017 west 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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