Name details

Kay Peak

Kay Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kay Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127281

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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 pyramidal peak, 760 m, near the end of the large spur descending NW from the Mount Murphy massif, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. W. Kay, USN, leader of the Construction Unit at South Pole Station during Operation Deep Freeze 1973.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

75° 14' 00.0" S

-75.23333°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

110° 57' 00.0" W

-110.95000°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

760 m

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-1976

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