Name details

Baker Rocks

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139770

Feature type: Outcrop

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

A spur-like rock exposure 4km inland from Wood Bay and 13.1km north of the summit of Mount Melbourne, on the coast of Victoria Land.

Named For

Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Billy-Ace Baker, radioman, McMurdo Station winter party in 1963, 1967, 1971, and 1975; summer seasons, 1976-1980.

Location

Latitude:
74° 14' 00.0" S
-74.23333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
164° 45' 00.0" E
164.75000°
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Altitude:
650 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
0.5m Antarctic Imagery Mosaic, DigitalGlobe Inc 2018
Source Identifier:
417587
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Nov-1967

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