Name details

Moss Valley

Moss Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Moss Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2539

Feature type: Valley

Origin

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

Narrative

A depression or shallow gully on the southern slope of a hill in the Vestfold Hills.

Named For

There are very well developed moss beds in the valley.

Location

Latitude:
68° 27' 57.2" S
-68.46590°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 24' 58.7" E
78.41630°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
60 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA21950
Caption
Moss Valley, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1400 feet. Looking Northwest.
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:
3-Dec-1984

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