Name details

Best Way Gap

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 432

Feature type: Gap

Origin

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

Narrative

A gap on the northern side of Club Lake in the Vestfold Hills, conspicuous from the west.

Named For

The best way along this part of the route between Davis and Platcha passes through the gap.

Location

Latitude:
68° 32' 16.4" S
-68.53789°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 16' 10.6" E
78.26961°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
-21 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009
Catalogue id
IA21849
Caption
Best Way Gap, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1500 feet. Looking East.
Photographer
Seton, Richard

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:
27-Nov-1973

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