Name details

Mount Hurley

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1385

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 high peak, 9 km south of Mount Biscoe, Enderby Land. Discovered in January, 1930 by BANZARE (1929-31) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after J.F. Hurley, photographer with the expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 17' 32.2" S
-66.29228°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
51° 19' 07.0" E
51.31861°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
560 m
Accurate to 20m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Survey Control ( NMS218 - Hurley)
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Geoscience Australia - National Mapping
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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