Name details

Keim Peak

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1967

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 ice-free peak just south of Pomerantz Tableland. Plotted from air photographs taken by the US Navy in 1960-62. Named after M.B. Keim, PH-1, USN, Aerial photographer on flights by Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6) in Victoria Land in 1962-63; returned to Antarctica in 1963-64.

Named For

M.B. Keim, PH-1, USN, Aerial photographer, 1962-63 and 1963-64

Location

Latitude:
70° 43' 59.9" S
-70.73330°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
159° 52' 00.1" E
159.86670°
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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:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
9-Jun-1964

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