Name details

Trinity Ridge

Trinity Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Trinity Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 139190

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

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

Narrative

Ridge located south of Long Ridge and west of Graham Ridge

Named For

Trinity was a whaling bark engaged in whaling and sealing. Trinity was run aground and wrecked near Elephant Spit, Heard Island, during a severe storm on 17 October 1880. Following 452 days of hardship on Heard Island, 29 of its surviving crewmembers were eventually rescued by USS Marion on 12 January 1882.

Location

Latitude:
53° 06' 42.9" S
-53.11193°
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Longitude:
73° 35' 02.6" E
73.58405°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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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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