Name details

Kildalkey Head

Kildalkey Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kildalkey Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 645

Feature type: Headland

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky headland between Cave Bay and South West Bay, Heard Island. Named after the South African whaling ship Kildalkey (Captain H. Hansen) who erected the Admiralty Hut and hoisted the British flag in 1929.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 31.8" S
-53.04217°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
73° 21' 56.2" E
73.36561°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
20 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Worldview Satellite Cat ID 1958 23/03/2009
Source Identifier:
Satellite Cat ID 1958
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
Worldview Satellite Cat ID 1958 23/03/2009

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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