Name details

Hans Rock

Hans Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hans Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2373

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

An isolated, submerged rock about 5 km due north of Magnetic Island, off the Vestfold Hills. Least depth is probably not more than 3 m. The rock was struck by M.V. Kista Dan on 29 January, 1955.

Named For

Named after Captain Hans Christian Petersen, master of the MV Kista Dan.

Location

Latitude:
68° 29' 24.0" S
-68.49000°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
77° 54' 24.1" E
77.90670°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21898
Caption
Hans Rock, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2200 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
vest_hills_gis
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
4-Jul-1961

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