Hunt Spur

Hunt Spur (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hunt Spur  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 6776
Name ID: 126849

Feature type: Spur (2f)

Origin

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

Narrative

A rugged spur descending from Mount Warden along the NW face of Watson Escarpment. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Glenn C. Hunt, aviation electronics technician of USN Squadron VX-6 who participated in Operation Deep Freeze for 5 years.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
85° 59' 00.0" S
-85.98333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
146° 50' 00.0" W
-146.83333°
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-1967

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