Name details

Sage Nunataks

Sage Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sage Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 131118

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.

Narrative

Two ice-free nunataks, 1 mi apart, located at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf just N of Mount Justman and the Gabbro Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Richard H. Sage, builder, USN, a member of the winter party at Byrd Station in 1959 and the South Pole Station in 1964.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
84° 33' 00.0" S
-84.55000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
173° 00' 00.0" W
-173.00000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1966

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