Name details

Brandau Rocks

Brandau Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Brandau Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139339

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Rock exposures 1km west of Carapace Nunatak, south of the Allan Hills. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MC06

Named For

Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after Lieut. Brandau, USN, helicopter pilot, who made a difficult rescue flight to evacuate an injured member of the expedition.

Location

Latitude:
76° 53' 00.0" S
-76.88333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 20' 00.0" E
159.33333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
2206 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
1117066
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height on higher part

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Jul-1965

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