Name details

Axthelm Ridge

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2320

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 rock ridge about 1.85 km south of Parkinson Peak in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after Cmdr. C.E. Axthelm, USN, Executive Officer in the Glacier during US Operations Deepfreeze 1965 and 1966; and Flag Secretary for USN Task Force 43 during Operations Deepfreeze 1969 and 1970.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 34' 28.5" S
-69.57458°
Accurate to 200m
Longitude:
159° 04' 35.0" E
159.07639°
Accurate to 200m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id E103_RGB_321_1X not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:40000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Jul-1972

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