SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Caloplaca Cliff

Caloplaca Cliff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Caloplaca Cliff (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 2214
Name ID: 347

Feature type: Cliff

Origin

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

Narrative

A gneiss cliff in the Vestfold Hills facing south to south-east with prominent patches of orange lichen Caloplaca visible from 1-2 km to the south. The cliff is about 2 km long and 30 m high.

Named For

Named after the patches of Caloplaca lichen growing on the cliff.

Location

Latitude:

68° 34' 02.6" S

-68.56740°

Accurate to 30m

Longitude:

78° 27' 00.4" E

78.45010°

Accurate to 30m

Altitude:

116.5 m

Accurate to 5m

Images

©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009

Catalogue id: IA21861
Caption: Caloplaca Cliff, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1000 feet. Looking Northeast.
Photographer: Seton, Richard

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:

26-Jul-1983

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