BEA

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2440

74º 45' 09.333" S

110º 24' 51.035" W

843.5 Meters

MARIE BYRD LAND CONTROL

Flood Range to Mount Murphy Area

1967-68 Season

Engineers: Jack Harry, Charles Henkle, Lenny Hill, Tom Taylor

Terrestrial survey network employing Wild T-2 theodolite for angular measurements and Electro-tapes for distance measurements.

DKM-3A used for astro measurements.

Located on SE side of Bear Peninsula on Jones Bluff, unmonumented snow station.

Station mark - top of snow dome

Not field identified. Station was identified by Branch of Special Maps personnel for map compilation.

Station mark - 2" x 2" wood stake set in snow.

Surveyed on 11 January 1967

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Toney Astro determined during the 1967-68 Season.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4008113008800210

Path 008 Row 113 - 02 January 1988

Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.

Sun elev: 28 deg / Sun azimuth:76 deg

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B&W: 276K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)

Regional View

28 km x 28 km (701 x 701 pixels)

Box indicates position of local chip

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Local Chip

2.5 km x 2.5 km (69 x 69 pixels)

Centered on control point pixel

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Aerial photos

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