Name details

Krat Rocks

Krat Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Krat Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2383

Feature type: Rock

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

An area of submerged rocks about 1 km from Anchorage Island, Vestfold Hills. The rocks extend over an area of about 90 m by 55 m and have a least depth of 1 metre. Depths of 5 m or less extend for about 132 m eastwards. The shoal area was delineated and fixed by d'A.T. Gale, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Thala Dan led by D.F. Styles in 1961.

Named For

Named after I. Krat, chief engineer on the MV Thala Dan in 1961.

Location

Latitude:
68° 34' 05.9" S
-68.56830°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
77° 54' 33.1" E
77.90920°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21910
Caption
Krat Rocks, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 3000 feet. Looking South.
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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