Davis Anchorage

Davis Anchorage (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Davis Anchorage  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 3377
Name ID: 124143

Feature type: Anchorage (3)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An anchorage about 1 mi in extent with general depths of 10 to 13 fathoms, lying off Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. It is bounded on the west by Krat Rocks and Hobby Rocks, and on the east by the rocks and shoal water extending 0.5 mi offshore from Davis Station. The anchorage has been used by ANARE ships to Davis Station, for which it is named, since 1957.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 34' 00.0" S
-68.56667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
77° 55' 00.0" E
77.91667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA21878
Caption
Davis Anchorage, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2500 feet. Looking South.
Photographer
Saunders, Nathan

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:
1-Jan-1965

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