Name details

Briggs Hill

Briggs Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Briggs Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122940

Feature type: Hill (2b)

Origin

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

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Narrative

Conspicuous ice-free hill, 1,210 m, standing on the S side of Ferrar Glacier between Descent and Overflow Glaciers in Victoria Land. Charted by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13. Named by the US-ACAN for Raymond S. Briggs, USARP meteorologist at McMurdo Station in 1962, and station scientific leader there in 1963.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 49' 00.0" S
-77.81667°
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Longitude:
163° 00' 00.0" E
163.00000°
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Altitude:
1210 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
1-Jan-1964

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