Name details

Davey Nunataks

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124125

Feature type: Nunatak (2b)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A group of seven nunataks lying 3 mi SW of Mount Harding in the Grove Mountains. Mapped by ANARE from air photos, 1956-60. Named by ANCA for S.L. Davey, topographic draftsman with the Division of National Mapping, Australian Dept. of National Development, who has contributed substantially to the production of Antarctic maps.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 58' 00.0" S
-72.96667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
74° 52' 00.0" E
74.86667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Henk Brolsma 2004
Catalogue id
IA16574
Caption
View from the south east end of Tianhe Range in the Grove Mountains looking in a south eaterly direction. The camp was just behind the camera station. The photo was taken at about 10pm with the clouds signalling a change for overcast cold weather the following day.
Photographer
Brolsma, Henk

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1967

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