Anchorage Patch
Anchorage Patch is located in Antarctica
Anchorage Patch
Anchorage Patch
Geography
LocationDavis Anchorage
Coordinates68°34′S 77°55′E / 68.567°S 77.917°E / -68.567; 77.917
ArchipelagoPrincess Elizabeth Land
Highest elevation11 m (36 ft)

Anchorage Patch (68°34′S 77°55′E / 68.567°S 77.917°E / -68.567; 77.917) is a small, isolated shoal, the least depth of water over it being 11 metres (6 fathoms), lying within Davis Anchorage, about 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northwest of the Torckler Rocks. The shoal was positioned by d'A. T. Gale, an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions surveyor aboard the Thala Dan in 1961.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Anchorage Patch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

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