Name details

Carstens Shoal

Carstens Shoal (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Carstens Shoal  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2467

Feature type: Shoal

Origin

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

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Narrative

An almost circular shoal area about 3 km from Béchervaise Island. The least depth obtained was 11 m but it was not completely surveyed. Discovered in February, 1961, during a hydrographic survey of Mawson Approaches by Cmdr. d' A. T. Gale, Hydrographic Surveyor with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Thala Dan led by D.F. Styles.

Named For

Named after D.R. Carstens, surveyer at Mawson in 1962 who assisted in the hydrographic survey in 1961.

Location

Latitude:
67° 34' 21.0" S
-67.57250°
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Longitude:
62° 51' 09.0" E
62.85250°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Approval status

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