Name details

Vanhöffen Colony

Vanhöffen Colony (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vanhöffen Colony  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 140470

Feature type: Colony

Origin

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

Narrative

A colony of emperor penguins located on the north eastern side of the West Ice Shelf. The colony is about 145 km north west of the Gaussberg and about 62 km north east of Karelin Bay. This colony was discovered by BAS in a satellite image taken in 2022. Note: emperor penguin colonies may not remain in one fixed location.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 04' 30.0" S
-66.07500°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 32' 02.4" E
68.53400°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
14-Jun-2023

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