Name details

Holmes Ridge

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2336

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A rock ridge on Heard Island rising from 200-1250 metres on the southern edge of the Gotley Glacier from the low coastal hills. Named for Ian Holmes, who broke his leg nearby on the Gotley Glacier in a crevasse accident in Feb 1971 on an overland journey from Atlas Cove. He was subsequently rescused by helicopter from the Nella Dan. Ian Holmes on 10 February 1971 fell down a crevasse, due to having lost his ice axe. He broke his leg below the knee. His companions left Holmes at Accident Camp, and walked back to Atlas Cove to raise the alarm. The Nella Dan which was at Davis was instructed to go to Mawson, collect two helicopters and proceed to Heard Island post haste. The Nella Dan had engine trouble en route to Heard Island. Eleven days later, Holmes was winched to safety. [For futher details see Bowden, Tim THE SILENCE CALLING pp331-334]

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 09' 41.0" S
-53.16139°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 29' 24.0" E
73.49000°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
450 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Georeferenced Satellite Image
Source Name:
WorldView-2 17/01/ 2010 Satellite Cat ID 2092
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id Satellite Cat ID 2092 not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:10000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
DigitalGlobe
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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