Name details

McLean Buttress

McLean Buttress (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

McLean Buttress  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 128703

Feature type: Buttress (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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A buttress-like mountain or promontory at the N side of Webb Lake and Barwick Valley in Victoria Land. It rises abruptly from the valley and marks the S limit of the cliffs known as The Fortress. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Frank E. McLean, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 19' 00.0" S
-77.31667°
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Longitude:
160° 58' 00.0" E
160.96667°
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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-1976

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