Name details

Operose Peak

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2009

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 peak above the Onnum Valley to the south of Derrick Peak, Britannia Range in the Eastern AAT. The steep lower slopes are of beacon sandstone and the top part of the mountain is made up of a thick dolerite sill.

Named For

The Latin name means laborious or requiring great pain reflecting the slope's steepness.

Location

Latitude:
80° 06' 00.0" S
-80.10000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
156° 13' 59.9" E
156.23330°
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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:
7-Mar-1991

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