Name details

Hjort Massif

Hjort Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hjort Massif  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 126556

Feature type: Massif (2c)

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 salient mountain rising to c. 1,000 m at the NE end of the Wilson Mountains, on the S side of Hilton Inlet, Bowman Coast, Palmer Land. Photographed from the air by USAS, 1940. Mapped by USGS from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. Surveyed by BAS, 1974-75. Named by the UK-APC in 1977 after Johan Hjort (1869-1948), Professor of Marine Biology, University of Oslo, 1920-39; Chairman of the International Whaling Committee, 1926-39.

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Location

Latitude:
72° 08' 00.0" S
-72.13333°
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Longitude:
61° 25' 00.0" W
-61.41667°
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Altitude:
1000 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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