Name details

Fogo Bluff

Fogo Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fogo Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 139187

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

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

Narrative

Bluff located above Stephenson Lagoon, Heard Island

Named For

Named for the many people from Fogo Island, Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa who were engaged in the southern elephant seal oil industry at Heard Island from 1855 to 1882.

Location

Latitude:
53° 07' 03.7" S
-53.11770°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 39' 42.8" E
73.66190°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
9-Dec-2019

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