Name details

Nelson Peak

Nelson Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nelson Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 129315

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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 peak, 1,605 m, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Willis H. Nelson, geologist with the Neptune Range field party, 1963-64.

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Location

Latitude:
83° 40' 00.0" S
-83.66667°
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Longitude:
55° 03' 00.0" W
-55.05000°
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Altitude:
1605 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-1965

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