Name details

Leach Nunatak

Leach Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Leach Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127884

Feature type: Nunatak (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

A nunatak 4 mi WSW of Mount Ronne in the Haines Mountains, Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USAS (1939-41) and by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Edwin B. Leach, aviation electronics technician, USN, Williams Field Division Chief responsible for maintenance of electronic equipment on all aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 36' 00.0" S
-77.60000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
146° 25' 00.0" W
-146.41667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1970

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