Name details

Battleship

Battleship (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Battleship  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139495

Feature type: Massif

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A north-south trending massif between Rotunda Glacier and Blankenship Glacier, south of Ferrar Glacier, Royal Society Range. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MG08

Named For

Proposed by Dr Alan Sherwood of the NZ Geological Survey, the name refering to the shape of the massif resembling the superstructure and forward part of a battleship. The name La Count Mountain applies to the northern part of the feature at the 1877m peak.

Location

Latitude:
78° 00' 46.9" S
-78.01302°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
161° 44' 18.3" E
161.73840°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
2239 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MG08 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 18_35

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
29-Jun-1989

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