Name details

Tryne Sound

Tryne Sound (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tryne Sound  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2482

Feature type: Sound

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 short, narrow passage, between the eastern side of Tryne Island and the mainland at the northern end of the Vestfold Hills.

Named For

Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photography by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and called Tryne Sund (Snout Sound).

Location

Latitude:
68° 25' 00.1" S
-68.41669°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 25' 00.1" E
78.41669°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA22029
Caption
Tryne Sound, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of feet.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

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-Sep-1956

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