Name details

Scott Nunataks

Scott Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Scott Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114333

Feature type: Nunatak (2b)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Conspicuous twin elevations rising to about 520m high, which form the northern end of the Alexandra Mountains in King Edward VII Land. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, in 1902 but not then named. Visited by the Eastern Sledging party of the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen. Named by the leader of this party, Lieutenant K Prestrud, who ascended the features while exploring King Edward VII Land in December 1911. He named them in honour of Captain Robert F Scott, RN.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 14' 00.0" S
-77.23333°
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Longitude:
154° 12' 00.0" W
-154.20000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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