Name details

Amery Peaks

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2068

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 on the eastern end of the Aramis Range in the Prince Charles Mountains. Discovered by the ANARE southern party, (1956-57), led by W.G. Bewsher and so named because of their proximity to the Amery Ice Shelf.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 38' 00.0" S
-70.63333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
67° 23' 00.0" E
67.38333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
LIMA - Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id E132-RGB_321_1X not in the Satellite Image Catalogue. )
Source Scale:
1:30000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic FDivision
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
USGS - United Sates Geological Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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