Knuckey Peaks

Knuckey Peaks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Knuckey Peaks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 7676
Name ID: 127512

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

Group of isolated peaks 30 mi SE of McLeod Nunataks and 15 mi W of Doggers Nunataks in Enderby Land. Discovered and positioned in December 1958 by an ANARE dog-sledge party. Named by ANCA for G.A. Knuckey, surveyor at Mawson Station in 1958, a member of the dog-sledge party.

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Location

Latitude:
67° 54' 00.0" S
-67.90000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
53° 32' 00.0" E
53.53333°
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-1961

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