Name details

Nelson Rock

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2421

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

A solitary, dark rock, partly ice-covered, about 24 km NNW of Mawson. The rock was plotted by Robert G. Dovers, officer-in-charge at Mawson in 1954. It was fixed by triangulation carried out by D.R. Carstens, surveyer at Mawson in 1962.

Named For

Named after R. Nelson, weather observer at Mawson in 1962, who assisted with the triangulation and the erection of a beacon.

Location

Latitude:
67° 23' 23.1" S
-67.38975°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
62° 45' 22.5" E
62.75625°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
3 m
Accurate to 5m

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:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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