Name details

Watson Nunatak

Watson Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Watson Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1826

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A nunatak, about 1,170 m high, between Prince Nunatak and Van Hulssen Nunatak in Mac.Robertson Land. This feature was used as a trigonometrical station by Max J. Corry, surveyor at Mawson in 1965. K.D. Watson, diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1965

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 57' 58.7" S
-67.96631°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
62° 44' 25.4" E
62.74039°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
1185.5 m
Accurate to 20m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Framnes Mountains 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
fram25k
Source Scale:
1:2000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
10-Aug-1966

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