Name details

Kirkby Shoal

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2470

Feature type: Shoal

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 small shoal area with depths of less than 18 m extending about 140 m westwards and SSW, about 3.4 km from the summit of Shirley Island, Windmill Islands. Discovered and charted during a hydrographic survey of Newcomb Bay and approaches by d'A.T. Gale hydrographic surveyor, with the ANARE Expedition on the MV Thala Dan, 1962, led by Phillip Law. Named after S.L. Kirkby, surveyor with the expedition.  

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 15' 21.4" S
-66.25594°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
110° 30' 43.0" E
110.51194°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Wind50K
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Location checked against RAN soundings and chart AUS601

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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