Name details

Simensen Peak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131611

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.

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Narrative

Peak, 2,215 m, standing on the N side of Glitrefonna Glacier in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump 1946-47 and named for Erik Simensen, photographic expert with the Lars Christensen Expedition to this area 1936-37.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
71° 55' 00.0" S
-71.91667°
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Longitude:
25° 31' 00.0" E
25.51667°
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Altitude:
2215 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-1966

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