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ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2648

72º 48' 53.4" S

92º 25' 03.5" W

55.0 Meters

THURSTON ISLAND - JONES MOUNTAIN CONTROL

1968-69 Season

Engineers: Klaus Anderson, Frederick Brownsworth, Jr., Karl Eissinger, Charles Morrison, and Ronald Todd

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 the Abbot Ice Shelf approximately 50 km E of Johnson Island, approximately 44 km W of Farwell Island, and approximately 24 km S of the coastline, unmonumented snow station.

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

Surveyed on 26 January 1969.

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Camp II determined during the 1968-69 Season.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4229111008901610

Path 229 Row 112 - 01 January 1989

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

Sun elev: 27º / Sun azimuth: 72º

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B&W: 225K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)

Not identifable on Landsat Image

Aerial photos

Vertical

from TMA 1734-355V

approx 4 km x 4 km

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Local Chip

101 x 101 pixels

Centered on control point

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Oblique (1)

from TMA 1767-246L

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