Name details

Mount Flint

Flint, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Flint  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125209

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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

Prominent rounded and mainly snow-covered mountain, 2,695 m, standing 10 mi NW of Mount Petras in the McCuddin Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. The feature was observed from aircraft of the USAS in Flight G, Dec. 15, 1940, and was briefly referred to as "Mount Gray." It was mapped in detail by USGS, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Robert B. Flint, Jr., USARP scientist on high latitude geophysical and geomagnetic phenomena. Flint wintered over at Byrd Station, 1964, Plateau Station where he was scientific leader, 1966, and Vostok Station where he was U.S. Exchange Scientist, 1974.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 44' 00.0" S
-75.73333°
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Longitude:
129° 06' 00.0" W
-129.10000°
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Altitude:
2695 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1966

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