Name details

Nemo Peak

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110321

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 865m on Wiencke Island, was sighted by BeAE in February 1898; charted by DI in 1927 and so named possibly after the usage of whalers (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.15; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/3, 1-DOS 1979). Pico Nemo (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.544; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.210). The peak was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 46' 00.0" S
-64.76667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 16' 00.0" W
-63.26667°
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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:
8-Sep-1953

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