Turks Head

Turks Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Turks Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15062
Name ID: 114602

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A preciptious black headland, 158m high, situated about 5 miles east-south-east of Cape Evans on the west side or Ross Island. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04. Named because of its resemblance to ahead swathed in a turban.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 40' 00.0" S
-77.66667°
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Longitude:
166° 46' 00.0" E
166.76667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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