Name details

Janet Nunatak

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140425

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 rising to 1594 m, at the western end of Howard Ridge, Sky-Hi Nunataks. It is an important reference point for local British Antarctic Survey activity out of the Sky Blu summer field station.

Named For

It was informally referred to as “Janet Point” or “Point Janet,” source unknown.

Location

Latitude:
74° 50' 08.0" S
-74.83556°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
71° 34' 13.0" W
-71.57028°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1594 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Satellite Imagery
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id Landsat Imagery not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:1:200000
Source Institution:
UK Antarctic Place-names Committee
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
10-Apr-2022

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