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Higginson Islet
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| Name |
Higginson Islet |
| Type Designation |
Island |
| Place Id |
13544 |
| Place Type |
Feature |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 02' S
(Decimal degrees -12.0339) |
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Longitude:
136° 52' E
(Decimal degrees 136.8791) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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East Arnhem |
| Local Government Area |
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| History/Origin |
Reportedly named during World War II for Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve Sub-Lieutenant, Gordon Louis Higginson (born 16 March 1915), who commanded the HMAS Maroubra from September 1942 to April 1943 and later conducted a running survey from the larger HMAS Southern Cross until September 1943. See also Jeayes Reef, Constantine Reefs and Strath Island. |
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