Name details

Sørensen Bluff

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 195

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An imposing bluff headland that projects into Nella Fjord about 1.3 km north-west of Law Base in the Larsemann Hills. It is about 75 m high.

Named For

Named after Arne Sørensen, Chief Officer MV Nella Dan 1978-82, Master 1982-87.

Location

Latitude:
69° 23' 03.3" S
-69.38425°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 20' 42.9" E
76.34524°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
30 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21825
Caption
Sørensen Bluff, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1300 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( Lars25k - Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset )
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
29-Sep-1988

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