Name details

Marine Plain

Marine Plain (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Marine Plain  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2122

Feature type: Plain

Origin

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

Narrative

A flat plain measuring 3 km by 1 km with its long axis NNW, located between the head of Crooked Fjord and Adamson Bay in the Vestfold Hills. A boulder covering protects powdery diatomaceous sediments. A few small lakes and depressions occur on its surface. Its height ranges from sea level to 20 m.

Named For

The plain comprises raised marine sediments rich in diatoms, molluscan and whale and dolphin fossils.

Location

Latitude:
68° 37' 50.2" S
-68.63061°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 07' 55.2" E
78.13200°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
10 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA21944
Caption
Marine Plain, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1200 feet. Looking Northwest.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( vest_hills_gis - Vestfold Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset )
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
26-Jul-1983

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