Mount Richardson

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

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

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Place ID: 12116
Name ID: 130752

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.

Narrative

Peak just W of Reece Pass and 3 mi S of Mount Colombo in the SE part of the Fosdick Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS (1939-41) and named for Harrison H. Richardson, meteorological observer with the biological party which visited this area in 1940.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
76° 34' 00.0" S
-76.56667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
144° 39' 00.0" W
-144.65000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

Related information

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Place names
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