Graben Horn

Graben Horn (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Graben Horn  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5562
Name ID: 125856

Feature type: Nunatak (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 horn or cone-shaped peak (2,815 m) rising at the E side of Humboldt Graben. The peak is situated in the central part of Pieck Range in the Petermann Ranges of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named it in association with Humboldt Graben. Graben, of German origin, is a term applied to a rift valley or a fault trough.

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Location

Latitude:
71° 48' 00.0" S
-71.80000°
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Longitude:
12° 02' 00.0" E
12.03333°
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Altitude:
2815 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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-1970

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