Name details

Supporting Party Mountain

Supporting Party Mountain (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Supporting Party Mountain  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 132352

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 mountain, 560 m, standing 3 mi E of Mount Fridovich in the Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by members of the ByrdAE Geological Sledging Party under Laurence Gould. Named by them in appreciation of the splendid cooperative work of their Supporting Party. The mountain was climbed by members of Gould's party who took panoramic photographs from the summit.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 27' 00.0" S
-85.45000°
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Longitude:
147° 33' 00.0" W
-147.55000°
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Altitude:
560 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:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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