Name details

Chambers Inlet

Chambers Inlet (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Chambers Inlet  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 750

Feature type: Inlet

Origin

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

Narrative

An inlet on the southern side of Ellis Fjord, Vestfold Hills, just inside the entrance.

Named For

Named after B. McR Chambers, senior technician radio (meteorology) at Davis in 1970.

Location

Latitude:
68° 37' 59.9" S
-68.63330°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
77° 55' 59.9" E
77.93330°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
0 m
Unknown precision

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA21867
Caption
Chambers Inlet, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2000 feet. Looking West.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

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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