Name details

LaFratta Point

LaFratta Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

LaFratta Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Id 137348

Feature type: Point

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A point that is the northeastern extremity of Mount Doorly, ì approximately 6.7 miles northwest of King Pin, and approximately ì 6.25 miles north-northeast of Lake Brownworth. Named by U.S.-ACAN ì for Susanne M. LaFratta-Decker of the National Science Foundation ì (NSF) who has served in numerous prominent roles in support of ì the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) beginning in 1996, rising in ì 2003 to Deputy Section Head for the Polar Research Support ì Section of the NSF"s Office of Polar Programs (OPP), and in 2005, ì to Senior Advisor to the Director of OPP. Ms. LaFratta served in ì Antarctica during seven austral summer seasons.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 21' 38.0" S
-77.36056°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
163° 02' 53.0" E
163.04806°
Accurate to 0m
Altitude:
397 m
Accurate to 0m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
16-Oct-2011

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