Name details

Maxwell Hill

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 710

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

The hill is named after Gordon Maxwell, master of the MV Cape Pillar during the 1980 Natmap Heard Island Expedition. The highest feature on McDonald Island at about 220 metres. It is centrally placed in the high southern part of the Island. A small cairn was built on the summit of this hill during the 1980 Natmap Expedition and a JMR (Doppler Satellite) survey station established on a high shoulder of the hill. Location of the hill changed after the 2003 eruption.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 02' 50.3" S
-53.04731°
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Longitude:
72° 35' 51.0" E
72.59750°
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Altitude:
212 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
DigitalGlobe image 9 April 2003
Source Identifier:
SceneID_1010010001C99801
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
DigitalGlobe
Remote sensing:
DigitalGlobe image SceneID_1010010001C99801

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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