Name details

Griffith Nunataks

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 125954

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

Group of rock exposures on the S side of Balchen Glacier between O'Connor Nunataks and Mount Perkins, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the USAS in aerial flights over this area in 1940, and named for Clyde W. Griffith, machinist and tractor operator of this expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

76° 28' 00.0" S

-76.46667°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

143° 45' 00.0" W

-143.75000°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

Not recorded

Unknown precision

Images

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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-1947

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