Name details

Three Man Peak

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1915

Feature type: Peak

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 prominent peak on Lied Promontory in the Larsemann Hills. There is a permanent survey mark on the summit which is sumounted by a rock cairn.

Named For

Named after the three men who undertook a Doppler satellite position fix at the survey mark in late January/early February 1987.

Location

Latitude:
69° 22' 49.4" S
-69.38038°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 17' 41.1" E
76.29475°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
133 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Rick Oates 2009
Catalogue id
IA21829
Caption
Three Man Peak, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1500 feet. Looking Northwest.
Photographer
Oates, Rick

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Lars25K
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-Nov-1987

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