Name details

Winkie Nunatak

Winkie Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Winkie Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 139325

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Nunatak about 0.9 km long at an altitude of 490 m, about 18 km to the south east of Webber Nunatak, and south of Mount Manthe. Named after the Winkie Drill, a lightweight minerals exploration drill developed in 1956 by Canadian mining engineer F. W. Wink (1914-2007).

Named For

Named after the Winkie Drill, a lightweight minerals exploration drill developed in 1956 by Canadian mining engineer F. W. Wink (1914-2007).

Location

Latitude:
74° 51' 41.0" S
-74.86140°
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Longitude:
99° 46' 49.4" W
-99.78040°
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Altitude:
490 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
SCAR Antarctic Digital Database
Source Identifier:
SCAR ADD
Source Scale:
1:30m resolution
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
SCAR/British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jun-2020

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