Name details

Hedin Nunatak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 126354

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

A conspicuous nunatak with a flat top capped with ice and steep bare rock walls, standing 9 mi WNW of the summit of Mount Murphy, om Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First roughly mapped from air photos taken in January 1947 by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump. Named by US-ACAN after Alan E. Hedin, aurora researcher at Byrd Station in 1962.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 19' 00.0" S
-75.31667°
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Longitude:
111° 18' 00.0" W
-111.30000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
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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