Name details

Mount Hanson

Hanson, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Hanson  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 126188

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

Origin

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

Narrative

A mountain rising to 800 m, standing 1 mi SE of Supporting Party Mountain in the Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the ByrdAE geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by R. Admiral Byrd for Malcolm P. Hanson, chief radio engineer of the expedition, and a pioneer in the development of radio communication apparatus for polar regions.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 28' 00.0" S
-85.46667°
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Longitude:
147° 26' 00.0" W
-147.43333°
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Altitude:
800 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1957

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