Name details

Dieso Promontory

Dieso Promontory (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dieso Promontory  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 139193

Feature type: Promontory

Origin

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

Narrative

Promontary north-east of the Clark Peninsula overlooking the Swain Group. Jack’s Donga (field hut) is located at Dieso Promontory.

Named For

Named for its vicinity to Jack’s Donga, a field hut built by diesel mechanic Neville Collins with a repurposed cab from a Caterpillar 955 tractor.

Location

Latitude:
66° 13' 37.1" S
-66.22697°
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Longitude:
110° 38' 49.2" E
110.64699°
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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:
Wind50k GIS
Source Scale:
Unknown
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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