WHIT

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2482/K3/240

76º 26' 36.692" S

126º 01' 53.631" W

3063.2 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.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RANGE CONTROL

1959-60 Season

Engineer: William H. Chapman

Intersected peak positions determined from primary traverse stations determined by solar position at M251. (Adjusted to Marie Byrd Land Electronic Traverse of 1966-67-68)

Elevations determined by altimeter traverse based on Byrd Station elevation of 1530 meters (The altimetry elevations have been adjusted to agree with the elevations determined from the Marie Byrd Land Electronic Traverse of 1966-67-68).

Wild T-2 used for angular measurements.

Located in Marie Byrd Land at the N. end of the Executive Committee Range on the highest snow point on Whitney Peak, unmonumented snow station.

Survey mark - 2" x 2" wooden stake set in snow surface.

Surveyed on 11 December 1967.

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 5: LT5013115008635910

Path 013 Row 115 - 25 December 1986

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

Sun elev: 26 deg / Sun azimuth: 82 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 km x 2km (69 x 69 pixels)

centered on control point pixel

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