Name details

Mount Macelwane

Macelwane, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Macelwane  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 128285

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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

The highest peak in the eastern part of the Nash Hills. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on Dec. 14, 1958, and named for Rev. James B. Macelwane, S.J. (1883-1956), first chairman of the Technical Panel for Seismology and Gravity of the U.S. National Committee for the IGY, as set up by the National Academy of Sciences.

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Location

Latitude:
81° 54' 00.0" S
-81.90000°
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Longitude:
89° 30' 00.0" W
-89.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-1964

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