Name details

Donald Nunatak

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108541

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

one of the Seal Nunataks (q.v.), rising c. 100m above Larsen Ice Shelf, Oscar II Coast, was mapped by SwAE in 1902 and named Nunatak Donald (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904c, map p.232-33; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.104), Donalds Nunatak (Nordenskjöld and others, 1904a, Del. 1, end map) or Donald Nunatak (Nordenskjöld and others, 1905, map facing p.316; BA chart 3205, 31.x.1921; APC, 1955, p.8), after Charles W. Donald, Scottish surgeon and naturalist in Active on DWE. Isla Donald (Riso Patron S., 1908, end map). Gray Nunatak (q.v.), in error (USAAF chart 1762, 1946). The nunatak was surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in 1947. Roca Donald (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 05' 00.0" S
-65.08333°
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Longitude:
60° 06' 00.0" W
-60.10000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
22-Jan-1951

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