Name details

Conning Tower

Conning Tower (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Conning Tower  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2401

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

A small dark rock about 8 metres high in the centre of Cauldron Bay, Heard Island which has the appearance of a submarine conning tower. It is constantly awash from breaking waves and spray. With the eruption in 2003 this feature disappeared.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 43.1" S
-53.04531°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 35' 39.5" E
72.59431°
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Altitude:
8 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Disappeared
Date approved:
Unknown

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