Williamson Head

Williamson Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Williamson Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 16092
Name ID: 643

Feature type: Head

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A prominent headland on the coast of Oates Land. Discovered from the Terra Nova in February 1911 during Scott's last expedition. Named after Petty Officer Thomas S. Williamson, RN, a member of the shore party of the expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 10' 03.1" S
-69.16753°
Accurate to 150m
Longitude:
157° 52' 40.4" E
157.87789°
Accurate to 150m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
E103_RGB_321x1
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
22-Jul-1959

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