Name details

Powell Point

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2199

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

A point on the northern side of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, which forms the southern entrance to Long Fjord.

Named For

Named after O.G. Powell, weather observer at Davis in 1970.

Location

Latitude:
68° 31' 04.4" S
-68.51789°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 05' 39.1" E
78.09419°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
26 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA21981
Caption
Powell Point, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
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:
27-Nov-1973

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