Name details

Henderson Bluff

Henderson Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Henderson Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 194

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A rock bluff on the west coast, just south of the Abbotsmith Glacier and named after MW Henderson, weather observer with ANARE, Heard Island in 1954.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 07' 47.0" S
-53.12972°
Accurate to 100m
Longitude:
73° 24' 08.0" E
73.40222°
Accurate to 100m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1971
Catalogue id
1876A3
Caption
Looking north from Henderson Bluff
Photographer
Budd, Grahame M

Map

Source

Location Method:
Georeferenced Satellite Image
Source Name:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Identifier:
Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Scale:
1:10000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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