Name details

Magnet Point

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2210

Feature type: Point

Origin

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

Narrative

A black rocky point at the eastern extremity of Sydney Cove, Heard Island. Named after the sealing ship Magnet from which Peter Kemp first sighted Heard Island 27 November 1833.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
52° 58' 30.5" S
-52.97514°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 19' 14.5" E
73.32069°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
25 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Georeferenced Satellite Image
Source Name:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( Heard_WorldView-1_23MAR08 - Heard Island WorldView-1 Image (23 March 2008) orthorectification )
Source Scale:
1:5000
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:
3-Dec-1982

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