Name details

Kirkaldy Spur

Kirkaldy Spur (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kirkaldy Spur  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2487

Feature type: Spur

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 spur in the north-western part of Shipton Ridge in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). Named after J.F. Kirkaldy, professor of Geology at Queen Mary College, London.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
76° 38' 06.0" S
-76.63500°
Accurate to 500m
Longitude:
159° 49' 01.0" E
159.81694°
Accurate to 500m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Map The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 13395 - Convoy Range in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
USGS 1:250,000 Topographic map - Convoy Range
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
1:250000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS - United States Geological Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
10-Aug-1966

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