Name details

Graves Nunataks

Graves Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Graves Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125891

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.

Narrative

Small group of nunataks near the edge of the polar plateau, lying 14 mi ESE of Beard Peak, La Gorce Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Gerald V. Graves of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
86° 43' 00.0" S
-86.71667°
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Longitude:
141° 30' 00.0" W
-141.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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-1967

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