Mount Burnett

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

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

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Place ID: 2086
Name ID: 1330

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The western peak of the South Masson Range which is generally clear of snow and used as a navigation mark by ground parties travelling through the gap between Mt Hordern and the David Range.

Named For

Named after Eric John Burnett, radiophysicist at Mawson in 1958.

Location

Latitude:
67° 53' 13.2" S
-67.88700°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
62° 44' 32.9" E
62.74247°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
997 m
Accurate to 20m

Images


©Wade Fairley 2005
Catalogue id
IA16588
Caption
The east side of Mount Burnett
Photographer
Fairley, Wade

Map

Source

Location Method:
Topographic data
Source Name:
Framnes Mountains 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( fram25k - Framnes Mountains 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset )
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
22-Jul-1959

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