Name details

Court Nunatak

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108325

Feature type: Nunatak

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 685m at head of New Bedford Inlet, Lassiter Coast, was photographed from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940 (USHO, 1943, upper photograph p.276); surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in December 1947; named after Arnold Court (b. 1914), US meteorologist and member of the USAS "West Base" party (APC, 1955, p.8; USHO chart 6639, 1955; DOS 601 sheet W 73 60, 1957; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969). Nunatak Kort (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Nunatak Court (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.230; IHA, 1974, p.85). The nunatak was photographed from the air by USN, 1965-67. Roca Court (Chile. IGM map 27, 1966).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 21' 00.0" S
-73.35000°
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Longitude:
61° 36' 00.0" W
-61.60000°
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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:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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