Old Wallow

Old Wallow (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Old Wallow  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 10586
Name ID: 2552

Feature type: Wallow

Origin

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

Narrative

A seal wallow in the Vestfold Hills, measuring about 50 m by 20 m and with prominent walls of seal fur, hair and faeces.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 35' 54.4" S
-68.59844°
Accurate to 5m
Longitude:
77° 56' 13.3" E
77.93703°
Accurate to 5m
Altitude:
7 m
Accurate to 5m

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA21959
Caption
Old Wallow, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2500 feet. Looking Southwest.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
Survey report 2008/09 summer season Geoscience Australia Authors - Ryan Ruddick and Alex Woods / Geoscience Australia
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
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:
26-Jul-1983

Related information

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Place names
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