Name details

Hordern Gap

Hordern Gap (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hordern Gap  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 430

Feature type: Gap

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 gap in the David Range between Mount Coates and Mount Hordern. Plotted by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). This gap is used by ANARE parties as a route through the range. Named by ANARE from Mount Hordern.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 52' 47.6" S
-67.87989°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
62° 29' 21.7" E
62.48936°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
892 m
Accurate to 20m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Framnes Mountains 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
fram25k
Source Scale:
1:2000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates and height are for the highest point in the gap.

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
22-Jul-1959

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