Name details

Coombes Ridge

Coombes Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Coombes Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2277

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A rocky ridge on the coast of Oates Land about 5 km west of Magga Peak. The ridge, which runs roughly north-south, forms the eastern extremity of Lauritzen Bay. Discovered and mapped on 20 February 1959, by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan led by Phillip Law. Named after Bruce Coombes, airport engineer from the Australian Department of Civil Aviation, who accompanied the expedition to investigate potential airfield sites at Wilkes and elsewhere.

Named For

Bruce Coombes, airport engineer

Location

Latitude:
69° 09' 00.0" S
-69.15000°
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Longitude:
157° 03' 00.0" E
157.05000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Jul-1959

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