Name details

Konter Cliffs

Konter Cliffs (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Konter Cliffs  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127551

Feature type: Cliff (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.

Narrative

A line of cliffs (360 m) which surmount the east side of the terminus of Frostman Glacier, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Richard W. Konter, a member of the ship's party on the City of New York during the ByrdAE, 1928-30.

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Location

Latitude:
75° 06' 00.0" S
-75.10000°
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Longitude:
137° 48' 00.0" W
-137.80000°
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Altitude:
360 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1975

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