Azimuth Hill

Azimuth Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Azimuth Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 716
Name ID: 675

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

A hill about 25 m high, at the north-west end of a steep, narrow rocky ridge which trends north-west overlooking the main hut at Cape Denison. The hill is about 230 m WNW from Mawson's main hut. The feature was named by Douglas Mawson during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 and appears on official maps of the expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 00' 30.3" S
-67.00842°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
142° 39' 20.8" E
142.65578°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
20 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
IKONOS
Source Identifier:
IKONos
Source Scale:
1:2000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

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