Name details

Davis Dome

Davis Dome (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Davis Dome  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 408

Feature type: Dome

Origin

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

Narrative

A high snow covered dome near the summit of Big Ben, Heard Island at a height of about 2380 metres.

Named For

Named for John King Davis, master of the Discovery which anchored in Corinthian Bay during the visit to the island by Mawson's BANZAR Expedition in Nov 1929. The feature was once referred to simply as 'The Dome'.

Location

Latitude:
53° 05' 24.0" S
-53.09000°
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Longitude:
73° 30' 17.3" E
73.50481°
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Altitude:
2380 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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