HELENE
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2689/4
73º 54' 32.043" S
100º 14' 36.902" W
759.3 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.
73º 54' 44" S
100º 13' 44" W
Meters
USCGS Polar Sea, Pine Island Bay
Expedition
26 February-06 March, 1992
Engineers: Jon C. Campbell, Frank
J. Kenny, and Gordon H. Shupe
Engineers: Jon C. Campbell, Frank
J. Kenny, and Gordon H. Shupe
GPS survey to establish mapping control
station and to occupy selected existing USGS momumeted control stations.
Data has not been differentially post-process to obtain precise coordinates.
Located at extreme NW end of the Hudson mountains approximately 44 kn
S of Cosgrove Ice Shelf and approximately 30 km E of the base of Canisteo
Peninsula on Mount Nickens, monumented station. Station
recovered by USGS 05 March 1992.
Survey mark -Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in rock outcrop,
stamped "HELENE 1968-69".
Surveyed on 26 November 1969. / GPS Survey on
05 March, 1992
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Camp
II determined during the 1968-69 Season. / GPS - WGS-84
pseudorange point position/ Estimated accuracy: +/- 100 meters
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level / GPS None
Image Views
FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
Landsat 5: LT50031120097079T0
Path 003 Row 112 - 20 March 1997
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 07º / Sun azimuth: 67º
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B&W: 315K 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
Vertical
from TMA 2035-178V
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 1908-288R
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Hand Held Helicopter and Ground Photography - Pine Island Bay Expedition
1992
Hand Held Photography Vertical
from Helene-2v
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Local Chip
101 x 101 pixels
Centered on control point
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Hand Held Photography Oblique
from Helene-1ob
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
