Home Beach

Home Beach (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Home Beach  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 6550
Name ID: 113561

Feature type: Beach (7)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A small beach 200 yards long at Cape Evans on Ross Island. Named in 1911 by the BAE, 1910-13, because it was in front of the headquarters camp.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 38' 00.0" S
-77.63333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 24' 00.0" E
166.40000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

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