Name details

Cranfield Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113068

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A peak in the Queen Elizabeth Range approximately 3140m high, which exhibits in its steep rocky slopes, horizontally stratified sandstone - tentatively named Sentinel Peak by the Southern Survey Party of the NZTAE, 1956-58, who visited it in 1958. Named after Flying Officer W J Cranfield who, as one of the pilots operating with TAE gave considerable assistance to the surveying party operating in this area.

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Location

Latitude:
83° 38' 00.0" S
-83.63333°
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Longitude:
160° 54' 00.0" E
160.90000°
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Altitude:
3140 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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