Gavlpiggen Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 5184
Name ID: 125584

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 low, isolated peak 2 mi SW of Klakknabben Peak, just N of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Gavlpiggen (the gable peak).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 58' 00.0" S
-73.96667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
5° 47' 00.0" W
-5.78333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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:
1-Jan-1966

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