SCAR Composite Gazetteer

Hidden Gorge

Hidden Gorge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hidden Gorge (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 6352
Name ID: 623

Feature type: Gorge

Origin

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

Narrative

The feature is a south-north trending short gorge in the Vestfold Hills 10 m wide and 10-30 m deep. It drains the north-west end of Hidden Valley into Crooked Lake. There is a small waterfall at the top end. The gorge is "hidden" behind an island in Crooked Lake.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

68° 36' 45.0" S

-68.61250°

Accurate to 30m

Longitude:

78° 26' 45.2" E

78.44589°

Accurate to 30m

Altitude:

30 m

Accurate to 5m

Images

©Richard 'Tubby' Seton 2009

Catalogue id: IA21902
Caption: Hidden Gorge, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1200 feet. Looking Southwest.
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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