SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Ellis Rapids

Ellis Rapids (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ellis Rapids (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 4200
Name ID: 2254

Origin

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

Narrative

A meltwater stream flowing rapidly in summer from the lakes into the head of Ellis Fjord, Vestfold Hills. The rapids were crossed by an ANARE party who erected a flying fox across it in January 1972.

Named For

Named from Ellis Fjord by the field party.

Location

Latitude:

68° 35' 58.2" S

-68.59950°

Accurate to 30m

Longitude:

78° 13' 48.4" E

78.23011°

Accurate to 30m

Altitude:

3 m

Accurate to 5m

Images

©Belinda Reynolds 2009

Catalogue id: IA21888
Caption: Ellis Rapids, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking West.
Photographer: Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:

Topographic data

Source Name:

Vestfold Hills Topographic GIS Dataset

Source Identifier:

vest_hills_gis

Source Scale:

1:5000

Source Institution:

Australian Antarctic Division

Source Person:

Brolsma

Source Publisher:

Australian Antarctic Division

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

Metadata for coordinates and origin of topographic data.

Approval status

Status:

Official

Date approved:

Unknown

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