Wilkes Station [cartographic material]
- Bib ID:
- 4672313
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Australia. Antarctic Division
- Scale:
- Scale [ca. 1:1,220] (E 110°31'32"/S 66°15'26").
- Description:
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- [Canberra] : Dept. of External Affairs, Antarctic Division, [1960]
- 1 map ; 67 x 92 cm.
- Series:
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) map collection ; no. 5/3/23.
- Biography/History:
-
The now-abandoned Wilkes Station was established by the United States of America to support science and exploration of Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957/8. Australia took over custody of Wilkes after the IGY, but the buildings were already becoming unusable due to the build up of ice around them.
- Notes:
-
- Topographic map of the (now abandoned) Wilkes Station in Antarctica, with relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
- Dyeline print.
- "Drawn J.J.K."
- "Drawn 2/60/08."
- Includes ancillary diagram entitled: Wilkes Station buildings & antennas. Drawn - DLE. 19 Nov. '58.
- Library's copy has written on map: Superceded, S1/117.
- Stapled onto map are two diagrams entitled: Wilkes Sferics Hut Antenna Orientation, D.P. Cook feb. 1960 and Wilkes Station, obtained at Wilkes Jan. 1962.
- Subject:
- Wilkes Station (Antarctica) -- Maps
- Genre/Form:
- Topographic maps
- Time Coverage:
- 1960
- Related Records:
-
This belongs to the Australian Antarctic Territory : general, 1958-1962, s1/73-133.
This collection contains 28 records. - Copyright:
-
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2030 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1960
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