Name details

Mount Black

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112819

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

A mountain, about 2743m high, forming a distinctive landmark in its region, lying at the west side of the upper reaches of Shackleton Glacier, just south of thie high escarpment fo the Queen Maud Range. Discovered by the Byrd AE, 1928-30, on Byrd's flight to the Queen Maud Range in November 1929. Named by Byrd for Van Lear Black, American financier and contributor to the Byrd AE, 1928-30, 1933-35.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 14' 00.0" S
-85.23333°
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Longitude:
178° 22' 00.0" W
-178.36667°
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Altitude:
2743 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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