Name details

Drum Island

Drum Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Drum Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 140190

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Narrative

An island about 500m NE of Lagerphone Island, the second largest island in the Svenner Islands, located in southern Prydz Bay.

Named For

Named after the musical instrument to the honour the long-standing Antarctic tradition of playing music and singing songs to support community morale.

Location

Latitude:
69° 01' 36.0" S
-69.02667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 52' 24.0" E
76.87333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
B. Wienecke
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
31-Mar-2021

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