Name details

Kane Rocks

Kane Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kane Rocks (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127244

Feature type: Rock (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

An E-W trending ridge, 3 mi long, forming a rock median between the upper reaches of Koski Glacier and Vandament Glacier in the Dominion Range. Named by US-ACAN for Henry Scott Kane, USARP cosmic rays scientist at South Pole Station, winter 1964; a member of the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse, 1964-65 and 1965-66.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

85° 18' 00.0" S

-85.30000°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

166° 45' 00.0" E

166.75000°

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-1966

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