Base Ridge

Base Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Base Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 973
Name ID: 2276

Feature type: Ridge

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

The ridge shelters the Base from strong winds and is a haven for breeding snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea). A ridge just east of Law Base in the Larsemann Hills.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 23' 18.4" S
-69.38845°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 23' 29.8" E
76.39160°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
86 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21749
Caption
Base Ridge, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1700 feet. Looking West.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Lars25K
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
24-Nov-1987

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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