Name details

Gowlett Peaks

Gowlett Peaks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gowlett Peaks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2041

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 group of peaks, 1,950 m high, consisting of tall, sharp, twin peaks and two close outliers. Brown rock is exposed from the general level of the ice plateau to the summits of the outcrops. Located about 19 km north-east of the ANARE party led by John M. Bichervaise on 26 November, 1955. Named after A. Gowlett, diesel mechanic at Mawson in 1955.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 52' 35.6" S
-69.87656°
Accurate to 200m
Longitude:
64° 55' 25.9" E
64.92386°
Accurate to 200m
Altitude:
1875 m
Accurate to 50m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
AADC Survey Control Database
Source Identifier:
Survey Control ( NMS126 - Gowlett Peaks)
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
National Mapping
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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