Name details

Mount Elliott

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108670

Feature type: Mountain

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 1290m SE of Detroit Plateau, Nordenskjöld Coast, was surveyed by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in December 1947; named after Frank Kenneth Elliott (b.1910), FIDS Base Leader, "Hope Bay", 1946-48, who also led the sledge party from "Hope Bay" to "Stonington Island", November 1947-January 1948; Secretary, FIDS, 1951-58 (Assistant Secretary, 1949-51) (APC, 1955, p.9; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 25' 00.0" S
-64.41667°
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Longitude:
60° 02' 00.0" W
-60.03333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
22-Jan-1951

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