Name details

Bela Hill

Bela Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bela Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 697

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

A prominent hill in a somewhat featureless area in the southern part of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills.

Named For

Named after L. Odstricl-Bela, senior weather observer (radio) at Davis in 1969.

Location

Latitude:
68° 35' 43.4" S
-68.59539°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
78° 05' 00.0" E
78.08331°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
84 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21848
Caption
Bela Hill, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

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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