Name details

Hourglass Buttress

Hourglass Buttress (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hourglass Buttress  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 126744

Feature type: Buttress (2f)

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 rock buttress, rising to 2,790 m, 3.5 mi W of Beard Peak in the La Gorce Mountains, Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1960-64. Geologically mapped by a USARP-Arizona State University geological party, 1980-81. The name derives from a long snow chute up the face of the buttress.

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Location

Latitude:
86° 40' 00.0" S
-86.66667°
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Longitude:
146° 28' 00.0" W
-146.46667°
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Altitude:
2790 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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