Name details

Marvin Nunatak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 128504

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A prominent nunatak 1 mi S of Depot Nunatak, rising to 2,090 m on the W side of Cassidy Glacier, to the W of Quartermain Mountains in Victoria Land. Presumably first seen by BrNAE, 1901-04, from nearby Depot Nunatak. Named by US-ACAN in 1992 after Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory, Cambridge, MA; field party member, Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) expedition to Victoria Land, 1978-79 and 1981-82; field work at Seymour Island, 1984-85; member of the Advisory Committee to the Division of Polar Programs, NSF, from 1983.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 46' 00.0" S
-77.76667°
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Longitude:
160° 03' 00.0" E
160.05000°
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Altitude:
2090 m
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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:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1992

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