Name details

Coughran Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134136

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Feature n.48 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. A peak rising to c.1700 m at the E end of Guardrail Ridge in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. Named by US-ACAN (2000) after William A Coughran, long term USAP support employee who made 14 deployments to South Pole and McMurdo Stations, including three winter-over assignments, from 1984; ITT/ANS South Pole Station manager, winter 1989; NSF McMurdo Station manager, winter 2000.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 32' 00.0" S
-77.53333°
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Longitude:
168° 53' 00.0" E
168.88333°
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Altitude:
1700 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
20-Feb-2001

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