Name details

Atlas Roads

Atlas Roads (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Atlas Roads  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 4

Feature type: Anchorage

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

The anchorage outside Atlas Cove, Heard Island, between the Laurens Peninsula and Azorella Peninsula. Named after the tender Atlas (Captain Brown) of the New London Sealers (Connecticut, USA) who began operations on Heard Island in 1855.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 00' 30.0" S
-53.00833°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 22' 36.2" E
73.37672°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1980
Catalogue id
1400A5
Caption
Heard Island - Cape Pillar anchored in Atlas Roads.
Photographer
Williams, Richard (Dick)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
World View 23/3/2008 Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Identifier:
Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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