Name details

Mason Nunatak

Mason Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mason Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 136200

Feature type: Nunatak (2b)

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 nunatak 1 mi long at the NW end of the Meteorite Hills and Darwin Mountains. Named after Brian Mason of the Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, who examined and classified meteorites collected by USAP field parties directed by W.A. Cassidy in seven austral summers, 1977-78 through 1983-84.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
79° 39' 00.0" S
-79.65000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
155° 15' 00.0" E
155.25000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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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-2001

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