Name details

Esser Hill

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 124889

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

A peak, 1,235 m, standing between the divergent flow of the Priddy Glacier and Blackwelder Glacier, 1 mi SW of Chambers Hill, on the Scott Coast, Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after Alan C. Esser of Holmes and Narver, Inc., who served as Project Manager of Antarctic Support Activities, 1976-80, and was responsible for contractor operations at McMurdo Station, South Pole Station and Siple Station, as well as field activities in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 56' 00.0" S
-77.93333°
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Longitude:
164° 05' 00.0" E
164.08333°
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Altitude:
1235 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-1992

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