Webster Knob

Webster Knob (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Webster Knob  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15824
Name ID: 133514

Feature type: Knob (2b)

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

A prominent rock knob at the head of Strom Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It stands near the extremity of a spur which descends from the NE shoulder of Mount Fridtjof Nansen. Discovered and visited in November 1929 by the ByrdAE geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by Byrd for Mrs. Laurence J. Webster, a contributor to the expedition.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 18' 00.0" S
-85.30000°
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Longitude:
166° 30' 00.0" W
-166.50000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
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-1956

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