Name details

Olsen Peak

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 140024

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A peak at c.1770m, with local relief of about 200m, 2km north of Shiraishi Peak, between Mason Nunatak and Score Ridge in the Meteorite Hills, Darwin Mountains. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MM03

Named For

Named after Edward Olsen of the Field Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, co-investigator on a search for meteorites at Allan Hills, austral summer 1976-77.

Location

Latitude:
79° 39' 28.0" S
-79.65777°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
155° 31' 38.4" E
155.52732°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1772 m
Unknown precision

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 20_35 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
24-May-2018

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