Name details

Hargreaves Peak

Hargreaves Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hargreaves Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 136786

Feature type: None recorded.

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

The highest peak on Adare Peninsula, Victoria Land, rising to 2083 meters. The feature stands sharply above Downshire Cliffs to the east; its western ice slopes descend gently toward Nameless Glacier. Named by NZGB (2008) after Paul Hargreaves, sea cadet aboard HMNZS Hawea on the first New Zealand scientific voyage into the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea in company with HMNZS Endeavour, summer 1956-57; visitor to Scott Base and McMurdo Sound on Distinguished Visitor tour, January 1994; Board Member, Antarctica New Zealand from 2001; Chairman, 2003-2008.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 37' 15.0" S
-71.62083°
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Longitude:
170° 33' 05.0" E
170.55139°
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Altitude:
2083 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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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

new feature (R.Payne, 29.10.08)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Oct-2008

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