Name details

Mimas Peak

Mimas Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mimas Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110162

Feature type: Peak

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 695m near the head of Saturn Glacier, SE Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935 (Joerg, 1936, Fig.14, p.458; 1937, Map B facing p.444); roughly surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island in December 1949 and named in association with the glacier, Mimas being one of the satellites of Saturn ([in 71°56'S 69°23'W] APC, 1955, p.15; DOS 610 sheet W 71 68, 1960; [co-ordinates corrected from US LANDSAT imagery of January 1973] BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/13, 1-DOS 1974; APC, 1977, p.23). Mimas Peaks, including nearby nunataks (USHO chart 6638, 1956). Minas [sic] Peak (USHO chart 16384-5, 1958). Gora Maymas-Pik (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Pik Maymas (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 53' 00.0" S
-71.88333°
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Longitude:
69° 32' 00.0" W
-69.53333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
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:
31-Mar-1955

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