Bowers Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 1680
Name ID: 122796

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 peak, 2,140 m, forming a part of the divide between the Hunter and Hoshko Glaciers in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, for Lt. John M. Bowers, Jr., of USN Squadron VX-6, who flew support flights for this New Zealand field party.

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Location

Latitude:
71° 45' 00.0" S
-71.75000°
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Longitude:
163° 20' 00.0" E
163.33333°
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Altitude:
2140 m
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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:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1964

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