Name details

Burke Ridge

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2280

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

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

Narrative

A low ridge, partly snow covered, with three prominent rock outcrops, about 65 km south of Mount Newton in the southern Prince Charles Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land. Photographed by ANARE in 1960. First identified on the air photographs in 1971. Intersected from several survey stations during the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1972. Named after E H Burke, Technical Officer (Survey) with the Prince Charles Mountains surveys in 1970 and 1972.

Named For

E H Burke, Technical Officer (Survey) with the Prince Charles Mountains surveys in 1970 and 1972

Location

Latitude:
74° 40' 00.1" S
-74.66670°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
65° 25' 00.1" E
65.41670°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
27-Nov-1973

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