SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Omega Cove

Omega Cove (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Omega Cove (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 10618
Name ID: 371

Feature type: Cove

Origin

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

Narrative

A small cove in the Vestfold Hills, approximately 200 m in diameter which is almost fully enclosed by two moraine ridges on the southern side.

Named For

Named for the shape of the cove.

Location

Latitude:

68° 38' 52.1" S

-68.64781°

Accurate to 30m

Longitude:

78° 09' 46.8" E

78.16300°

Accurate to 30m

Altitude:

0 m

Unknown precision

Images

©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009

Catalogue id: IA21961
Caption: Omega Cove, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1100 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:

3-Dec-1984

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