Name details

Fisher Massif

Fisher Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Fisher Massif  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125123

Feature type: Massif (2c)

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 rock massif about 16 mi long and 5 mi wide, standing at the W side of Lambert Glacier about 42 mi S of the Aramis Range, in the Prince Charles Mountains. Discovered by an ANARE party led by B.H. Stinear in October 1957. Named by ANCA for Morris M. Fisher, surveyor at Mawson Station in 1957.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 19' 00.0" S
-72.31667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
67° 40' 00.0" E
67.66667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Henk Brolsma 2003
Catalogue id
IA16543
Caption
View of south west section of massif. Taken from Twin Otter flying between Beaver Lake and Mount Cresswell, December 2003. Clemence Massif can be seen on the horizon on the right hand side of the photo.
Photographer
Brolsma, Henk

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-1962

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