Name details

Steinskar-Nunatak Nord

Steinskar-Nunatak Nord (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Steinskar-Nunatak Nord  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 139310

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

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

Narrative

The N nunatak of two, located at the upper slope of the cirque Steinskaret, projecting only a few metres above the snow surface, where Steinskaret is separating Vinten-Johansenegga in the NE from Sœtherrindane in the SW, Holtedahlfjella, Kurzegebirge, Orvinfjella, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Visited and climbed on 2009_NOV-20 during a privately organized expedition, motivated by mountain climbing, nature studies and journalistic interests, called 1st Austrian Queen Maud Land Expedition 2009.

Named For

The specific name part 'Stein' refers to the existing Norwegian names Steinskaret and Steinskaregga.

Location

Latitude:
71° 51' 59.6" S
-71.86656°
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Longitude:
8° 58' 35.9" E
8.97664°
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Altitude:
1845 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
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Comments

Applied for name approval on (2010-FEB-03)/2010-FEB-26; factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 2010-APR-28; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR/IASC.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jun-2012

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