Cornwell Corner

Cornwell Corner (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cornwell Corner  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 17045
Name ID: 138224

Feature type: Corner

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

An angular rock bluff (c.800 m) at the W end of Horney Bluff and the terminus of Merrick Glacier, where the glacial flow is forced E at an acute angle upon entering Byrd Glacier.

Named For

Named by US-ACAN after Capt. Delbert S. Cornwell, USN, captain of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea in USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Location

Latitude:
80° 13' 00.0" S
-80.21667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
158° 59' 00.0" E
158.98333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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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:
Official
Date approved:
18-Jul-2017

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