Solomon Island

Solomon Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Solomon Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 13643
Name ID: 1000

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Narrative

The largest and easternmost of two islands about 1.25 km north-east of Donovan Promontory in the Larsemann Hills. Plotted from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37.

Named For

Named after David Solomon, Officer Commanding Australian Army DUKW which landed the ANARE party on Jesson Island, Larsemann Hills, in February 1958.

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 52.3" S
-69.38120°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
76° 09' 42.5" E
76.16180°
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Altitude:
65 m
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Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21819
Caption
Solomon Island, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1400 feet. Looking Southeast.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
29-Sep-1988

Related information

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