Name details

Gaylord Nunatak

Gaylord Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gaylord Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125588

Feature type: Nunatak (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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A nunatak rising to c. 1,500 m, 1.5 mi NNE of Schmutzler Nunatak in the SE end of the Grossman Nunataks (q.v.), Ellsworth Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1961-68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by US-ACAN in 1987 after Chauncey L. Gaylord, USGS cartographer, 1942-76, Chief of the Compilation Unit in the Branch of Special Maps, working for many years in the preparation of Antarctic maps.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 56' 00.0" S
-74.93333°
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Longitude:
72° 08' 00.0" W
-72.13333°
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Altitude:
1500 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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