Condor Ness

Condor Ness (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Condor Ness  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 20442
Name ID: 140422

Feature type: Headland

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Low ness on the north coast of Sims Island, approximately 250m long by 150m wide, composed of volcanic pebbles.

Named For

Named in association with the USAS (United State Antarctic Service) aerial survey of 1939-1941. The feature is named after the twin-engined Curtiss-Wright Condor biplane used by USAS on flights from its "East Base" which overflew this area (BAS 250 sheet SR 19-20/16, 1-DOS 1976; APC, 1977, p.9).

Location

Latitude:
73° 16' 16.0" S
-73.27111°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 32' 30.0" W
-78.54167°
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Altitude:
20 m
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Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Satellite Imagery
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id Landsat Imagery not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:1:20000
Source Institution:
UK Antarctic Place-names Committee
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
10-Apr-2022

Related information

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