Name details

Arthurson Ridge

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2318

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 ridge on the eastern side of the McLeod Glacier, which flows into Davies Bay, Oates Land. First visited by an ANARE airborne field party in March 1961. Named after J. Arthurson, helicopter pilot with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan 1961) led by Phillip Law.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 21' 34.5" S
-69.35960°
Accurate to 150m
Longitude:
158° 28' 33.6" E
158.47599°
Accurate to 150m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
E103_RGB_321x1
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-Nov-1961

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