Name details

Schirmacher Massif

Schirmacher Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Schirmacher Massif  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 131269

Feature type: Massif (2c)

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

An island-like mountain massif in the E part of Palmer Land. The feature is surrounded by the flow of the Rankin and Cline Glaciers, 3 mi W of Rowley Massif. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Eberhard G. Schirmacher, topographic engineer, leader of the USGS topographic party on two expeditions to the Lassiter Coast, 1969-70 and 1970-71. He was USGS party leader to Pine Island Bay, 1974-75.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 37' 00.0" S
-71.61667°
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Longitude:
62° 20' 00.0" W
-62.33333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1976

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