Name details

Snipe Peak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131826

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Peak, 225 m, which is the main peak on Moe Island, situated close SW of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. The name, proposed by G. Robin of FIDS following his survey in 1947, commemorates the first visit to Signy Island, in February 1948, of HMS Snipe (Commander J.G. Forbes, RN).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 45' 00.0" S
-60.75000°
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Longitude:
45° 41' 00.0" W
-45.68333°
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Altitude:
225 m
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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-1956

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