Name details

Sanchez Peak

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 136317

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.

Narrative

A peak, 2800 m, located 2.5 m E of Mount Craddock on the ridge that extends eastward to Mount Osborne in S Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after Richard D. Sanchez of U.S. Geological Survey, a senior physical scientist and specialist in remote sensing, image analysis and the use of GPS and GIS with respect to Antarctic mapping applications.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 38' 00.0" S
-78.63333°
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Longitude:
85° 00' 00.0" W
-85.00000°
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Altitude:
2800 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-2006

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