Name details

Scutch Point

Scutch Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Scutch Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 140274

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

A point between Weddell Arm and Shirokaya Bay, Vestfold Hills.

Named For

The dolerite dykes that run in a south-westerly direction from this hereto unnamed point evoke the scores made by a scutch hammer or scutch chisel upon stone. The scutch hammer and scutch chisel were important tools for Australian colonial-era stonemasons.

Location

Latitude:
68° 31' 59.4" S
-68.53315°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 08' 08.5" E
78.13570°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills topographic map
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
1:50k
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
31-Mar-2021

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