Name details

Lied Promontory

Lied Promontory (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Lied Promontory  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2226

Feature type: Promontory

Origin

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

Narrative

The western promontory of the Broknes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills.

Named For

Named after Niels Lied, Radio Officer at Davis in 1957, and a member of the first party that landed by aircraft in the Larsemann Hills on 12 August 1957 by air from Davis.

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 30.0" S
-69.37500°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 18' 00.0" E
76.30000°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
55 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21800
Caption
Lied Promontory, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1400 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Lars25K
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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