Name details

Pallas Peak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 129807

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 steep triangular peak which forms part of an impressive ridge midway between Ceres Nunataks and Stephenson Nunatak, in southern Alexander Island. The western face of the peak is seamed with many gullies, but the eastern side has a gentle slope of snow and rock. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK-APC after one of the asteroids lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 06' 00.0" S
-72.10000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
69° 43' 00.0" W
-69.71667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
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-1975

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