Westernmost Rocks

Westernmost Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Westernmost Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15921
Name ID: 2431

Feature type: Rock

Origin

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

Narrative

A group of about eight low rock outcrops on the coast. This is the westernmost rock feature in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 43' 02.0" S
-67.71722°
Accurate to 300m
Longitude:
45° 17' 31.6" E
45.29211°
Accurate to 300m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
LIMA - Landasat Imagery Mosaic Antarctica
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id E129_RGB_321_1X.tif not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
26-Sep-1978

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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