Ainley Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 16796
Name ID: 121631

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A prominent peak, 1240 m, located 3 mi SW of Post Office Hill in E Ross Island. Named after David G. Ainley, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, CA, a USAP ornithologist who studied penguin and skua populations at Cape Crozier and McMurdo Sound in six seasons, 1969-70 to 1983-84.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 30' 00.0" S
-77.50000°
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Longitude:
169° 02' 00.0" E
169.03333°
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Altitude:
1240 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2000

Related information

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