Name details

Mount Andrei

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2013

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A peak on Heard Island, just south of West Bay. A shortened form of the name Mt. Andrei de la Rue proposed by Edgar Aubert de la Rue after his wife who accompanied him during his geological work on the Island, 15-22 January 1929.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 01' 58.3" S
-53.03286°
Accurate to 5m
Longitude:
73° 22' 03.1" E
73.36753°
Accurate to 5m
Altitude:
141 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Survey Control ( NMOS93 - Andree)
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Worldview
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
21-Oct-1952

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