Name details

Mount Martyn

Martyn, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Martyn  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1364

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A cluster of bare rock faces with one peak west of the Matusevich Glacier, Oates Land. This is probably the most prominent rock outcrop on the western edge of the Matusevich Glacier. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Photographed on 20 February 1959 by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan led by Phillip Law. Named after Dr D.F. Martyn, FRS, a member of the ANARE Executive Planning Committee.

Named For

Dr D.F. Martyn, FRS

Location

Latitude:
69° 24' 00.0" S
-69.40000°
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Longitude:
157° 07' 59.9" E
157.13330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
22-Jul-1959

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