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Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica
 Entry ID: ANARE-98

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Abstract: From the abstract of the referenced publication:

Five possible runway sites have been proposed within 4 km of Davis on the northwestern part of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Most are on on thin, young sedimentary sequences on low level flat areas, although two are dominantly on Precambrian basement, one of which is at low elevation.

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PLANNING CADASTRE
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Quality Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.

The maps in the publication (see pdf download) suggest the data are stored in a UTM zone 44 projection based on a WGS72 horizontal datum.

This record has been created by staff at the Australian Antarctic Data Centre, and not the listed personnel, and therefore its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
Access Constraints A PDF copy of the referenced paper, the digitised survey data and the maps created using the digitised survey data are available for download from the URLs given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ANARE-98 when using these data.
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runway
fixed wing
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Distribution_Media: HTTP
Distribution_Size: 588 kb
Distribution_Format: AutoCAD Drawing Database
Fees: free
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Personnel
PATRICK QUILTY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 3 6226 2814
Fax: +61 3 6223 2547
Email: P.Quilty at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
GPO BOX 252-79
University of Tasmania
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Quilty, P.G. and Franklin D. (1997), Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica., ANARE Research Notes, 98, 57
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