Harbour Bluff

Harbour Bluff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Harbour Bluff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5998
Name ID: 182

Feature type: Bluff

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A rock outcrop on the Mawson Escarpment, Mac.Robertson Land, between Helmore Glacier and Manning Glacier. Photographed by ANARE in 1956 and 1970. A geodetic survey station was established on the feature during the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1972. Named after S R. Harbour, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1970 and 1971, plant inspector at Mawson in 1973 and a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey parties in 1971, 1972 and 1974.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 08' 53.0" S
-73.14806°
Accurate to 200m
Longitude:
68° 05' 31.0" E
68.09194°
Accurate to 200m
Altitude:
1500 m
Accurate to 50m

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
E133_CIR_432_1X
Source Scale:
1:30000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Nov-1973

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