Name details

Cetus Hill

Cetus Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cetus Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108134

Feature type: Hill

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

rising to c. 1250m at head of Ryder Glacier, George VI Sound, following surveys by BAS, 1962-72, was named after the constellation of Cetus (The Whale), in association with similar names in the area and in reference to the whale-backed shape of the hill (APC, 1977, p.8; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/10, 2-DOS 1984).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 57' 00.0" S
-70.95000°
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Longitude:
66° 10' 00.0" W
-66.16667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Jul-1976

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