Name details

Gallagher Knob

Gallagher Knob (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gallagher Knob  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1140

Feature type: Knob

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A small peak on the western end of Mount Cresswell in the southern Prince Charles Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land. Photographed by ANARE in 1958. The feature was used as a navigation marker by ANARE parties in the vicinity. Named after P.B. Gallagher, Senior Diesel Mechanic at Mawson in 1971.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 43' 20.0" S
-72.72222°
Accurate to 150m
Longitude:
64° 08' 28.4" E
64.14122°
Accurate to 150m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica (LIMA)
Source Identifier:
E132_CIR_432_1X
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Nov-1973

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