Name details

The Mitten

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

The Mitten  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113937

Feature type: None recorded.

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 large nunatak between McLea Nunatak and Mt Armytage, which resembles a mitten when viewed from the air. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962-63, because of its shape.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
75° 59' 00.0" S
-75.98333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 30' 00.0" E
160.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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:
Unknown

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