Name details

Sample Nunataks

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131157

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 cluster of nunataks located at the convergence point of the Lovejoy and Harlin Glaciers, in the Usarp Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Gerald M. Sample, USN, radio operator on R4D aircraft, 1961-62, and again in 1962-63 in support of the USGS Topo East-West party, including the survey of these nunataks.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 53' 00.0" S
-70.88333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 52' 00.0" E
159.86667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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