SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Granholm Rock

Granholm Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Granholm Rock (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5589
Name ID: 2441

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 rock north-west of Beall Island near Casey Station with an overhanging ice hat. Named for Captain Peter Granholm, master of expedition ships Nella Dan and Thala Dan for many years.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

66° 17' 26.9" S

-66.29080°

Accurate to 30m

Longitude:

110° 28' 08.0" E

110.46890°

Accurate to 30m

Altitude:

3 m

Accurate to 5m

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:

Topographic data

Source Name:

Windmill Islands 1:50000 GIS Dataset

Source Identifier:

Wind50K

Source Scale:

1:5000

Source Institution:

Australian Antarctic Division

Source Person:

Brolsma

Source Publisher:

Australian Antarctic Division

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Official

Date approved:

3-Dec-1982

Related information

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