Name details

Orion Massif

Orion Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Orion Massif  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110443

Feature type: Massif

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

near head of Meiklejohn Glacier, George VI Sound, rising to 1910m at Mount Rigel, following surveys by BAS, 1962-72, was named after the constellation Orion, in association with similar names in this area (APC, 1977, p.25; USGS sketch Palmer Land (North Part), 1979; BAS 250P sheeet SR 19-20/10, 2-DOS 1984).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 24' 00.0" S
-70.40000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
66° 49' 00.0" W
-66.81667°
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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:
21-Jul-1976

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