Whistler Nunatak

Whistler Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Whistler Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15964
Name ID: 133630

Feature type: Nunatak (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 nunatak lying W of Mount Mende in the Sky-Hi Nunataks (q.v.), Ellsworth Land. Named in 1987 by US-ACAN in reference to the whistler effect caused by amplitude change of radio signals in the upper atmosphere and in association with names of upper atmosphere researchers grouped in the area.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 50' 00.0" S
-74.83333°
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Longitude:
71° 41' 00.0" W
-71.68333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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