Name details

Sarnoff Mountains

Sarnoff Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Sarnoff Mountains  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 131206

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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

A range of mountains, 25 mi long and 4 to 8 mi wide separating the west-flowing Boyd and Arthur Glaciers in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. The west end of the range was discovered and roughly plotted from photos taken by ByrdAE (1928-30) on the flight of Dec. 5, 1929. The range was mapped in greater detail by the ByrdAE (1933-35) and USAS (1939-41), all expeditions led by R. Admiral R.E. Byrd. Named for David Sarnoff, president of RCA (Radio Corporation of America), who provided radio equipment for receiving and transmitting that was used in the field and at Little America by the ByrdAE (1933-35).

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Location

Latitude:
77° 10' 00.0" S
-77.16667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
145° 00' 00.0" W
-145.00000°
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:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1970

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