Hughes Passage

Hughes Passage (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hughes Passage  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 6725
Name ID: 1914

Feature type: Passage

Origin

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

Narrative

The area of the Shackleton Ice Shelf which separates the mainland from Henderson Island, Queen Mary Land. Named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 for WM Hughes, Australian Prime Minister, 1915-1923.

Named For

WM Hughes, Australian Prime Minister, 1915-1923

Location

Latitude:
66° 27' 00.0" S
-66.45000°
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Longitude:
97° 13' 59.9" E
97.23330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

Related information

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