Dewart Island

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

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

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Place ID: 3600
Name ID: 1031

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

One of the Frazier Islands. The region was photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). The position of the island was fixed by an ANARE party led by Phillip Law in January, 1956. Named by USACAN after G Dewart, a member of the 1957 Wilkes party.  

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 13' 38.6" S
-66.22739°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
110° 09' 58.3" E
110.16619°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
52 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©David Smith 2005
Catalogue id
IA16631
Caption
Dewart Island from the south-west
Photographer
Smith, David

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Wind50K
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
4-Jul-1961

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