Name details

Grossman Nunataks

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 125981

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 group of about a dozen nunataks in Ellsworth Land, rising 1,300-1,500 m in elevation and running NW-SE for 18 mi between Lyon Nunataks and Sky-Hi Nunataks. The group includes features from Smith Nunataks and Whitmill Nunatak in the NW to Gaylord Nunatak and Neff Nunatak in the southeast. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1961-68, and U.S. Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Charles Grossman, formerly Chief, Shaded Relief and Special Graphics Unit, Branch of Special Maps, USGS, a specialist in the production of maps of Antarctica.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 55' 00.0" S
-74.91667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 40' 00.0" W
-72.66667°
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Altitude:
1500 m
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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-1994

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