Name details

Bracken Peak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 122843

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A peak (1,240 m) standing S of the terminus of Newcomer Glacier and 3 mi NE of Mount Malone, on the E side of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by USGS from surveys and air photos taken by USN Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of Dec. 14-15, 1959. Named by US-ACAN for Harold J. Bracken, plane captain of the airplane on these flights.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 51' 00.0" S
-77.85000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
85° 24' 00.0" W
-85.40000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1240 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1961

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