Mount Shattuck

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

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

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Place ID: 13107
Name ID: 131485

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

A peak, 1,430 m, located at the S end of Independence Hills, about 3 mi NW of Redpath Peaks, in the Heritage Range. Named by US-ACAN for aviation machinist Wayne M. Shattuck, USN, air crewman on LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a crash on the Ross Ice Shelf, Feb. 2, 1966.

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Location

Latitude:
80° 26' 00.0" S
-80.43333°
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Longitude:
81° 28' 00.0" W
-81.46667°
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Altitude:
1430 m
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Images

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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-1966

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