Name details

Shackleton Range

Shackleton Range (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shackleton Range  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 131457

Feature type: Range (2c)

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

Range of mountains rising to 1,875 m, extending in an E-W direction for c. 100 mi between Slessor and Recovery Glaciers. Seen from the air by the CTAE, 1956, which surveyed the W part of the range from the ground in 1957. The range was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967 and further surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley station, with support from USN C-130 Hercules aircraft, 1968-69 and 1969-70. Named after Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), leader of a British expedition 1914-16, the unsuccessful forerunner of the CTAE.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
80° 30' 00.0" S
-80.50000°
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Longitude:
25° 00' 00.0" W
-25.00000°
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Altitude:
1875 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-1960

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