Name details

Mohn Peaks

Mohn Peaks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mohn Peaks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110189

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

twin peaks rising to 1230 and 1280m between Mason Inlet and New Bedford Inlet, Lassiter Coast, were probably seen from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940; photographed from the air by RARE and surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in 1947; in association with the names of Antarctic meteorologists grouped in this area, named after Henryk Mohn (1835-1916), Norwegian meteorologist and author of the meteorological report of the Third Norwegian Expedition in the Fram, 1910-12 (Capt. Roald Amundsen), which reached the South Pole (APC, 1955, p.15; USHO chart 6639, 1955; DOS 601 sheet W 73 60, 1957; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969). Piki Mon (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The peaks were rephotographed from the air by USN, 1965-67. Picos Mohh [sic] (Chile. IGM map 27, 1966).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 04' 00.0" S
-73.06667°
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Longitude:
61° 10' 00.0" W
-61.16667°
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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 Scale:
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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:
28-Jan-1953

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