Mount Parsons

Parsons, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Parsons  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 10922
Name ID: 129873

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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

Prominent pointed peak, 1,120 m, standing in the David Range, 1 mi SSW of its N extremity. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. The peak was visited in January 1956 by an ANARE party led by John Bechervaise. Named by ANCA for Neville Parsons, cosmic ray physicist at Mawson Station, 1955.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 47' 00.0" S
-67.78333°
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Longitude:
62° 35' 00.0" E
62.58333°
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Altitude:
1120 m
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Images


©Mel Fitzpatrick 2003
Catalogue id
IA16475
Caption
The southwestern face of Mt Parsons as seen from the saddle below Fang Peak. In the far distance are icebergs locked in by sea ice.
Photographer
Fitzpatrick, Mel

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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