Name details

Overture Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139296

Feature type: Peak

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A promient peak on the Illusion Hills.

Named For

Named by the N.Z Geological and Survey Antarctica Expedition, 1962-63, because this was the first climb made by the party.

Location

Latitude:
73° 29' 49.2" S
-73.49700°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 18' 32.0" E
162.30890°
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Altitude:
2825 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 13_36
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
27-Jun-1963

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