Weddell Arm

Weddell Arm (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Weddell Arm  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15830
Name ID: 133519

Feature type: Arm (8)

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

The southernmost and westernmost arm of Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Visited in 1955 and 1957 by ANARE parties and so named because they found large numbers of Weddell seals in the area.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 32' 00.0" S
-68.53333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 07' 00.0" E
78.11667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Nathan Saunders 2009
Catalogue id
IA22040
Caption
Weddell Arm, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking West.
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

Related information

Biodiversity
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