TONEY ASTRO

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2478

 

75º 36' 06.121" S

114º 27' 22.306" W

930.2 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.

Located at the site of Byrd Camp # 3 approximately 20 mi. NNE of Toney Mountain on snow surface, unmonumented station.
Station mark - bamboo pole set in snow.
Surveyed on 8 January 1968.
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Toney Astro determined during the 1967-68 Season.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level.

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