Name details

Bourgeois Nunataks

Bourgeois Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bourgeois Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1763

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A group of nunataks about 19 km south-west of Pope Mountain in Oates Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named after W J Bourgeois, aviation machinist's mate during US Operations Deepfreeze 1967 and 1968.

Named For

W J Bourgeois, aviation machinist's mate during US Operations Deepfreeze 1967 and 1968

Location

Latitude:
69° 54' 00.0" S
-69.90000°
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Longitude:
158° 22' 59.9" E
158.38330°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Jul-1972

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