Name details

Sigma Point

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2148

Feature type: Point

Origin

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

Narrative

An oblong shaped rock outcrop on the northern margin of the Sørsdal Glacier on the fringe of the Vestfold Hills.

Named For

Named for the shape of the erosion seen there, like the letter sigma.

Location

Latitude:
68° 39' 51.8" S
-68.66439°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 02' 28.0" E
78.04111°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
24.5 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009
Catalogue id
IA21991
Caption
Sigma Point, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1100 feet. Looking Southwest.
Photographer
Seton, Richard

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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