Buckley Nunataks

Buckley Nunataks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Buckley Nunataks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 17168
Name ID: 134099

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Three nunataks 20 km E of Cheeks Nunataks and 20 km SW of Sky-Blu, southern Palmer Land, used in estimating limits of visibility for aircraft operation. Named after Peter Buckley (b. 1958), BAS pilot who first identified the site for Sky-Blu ice runway (GBR text 2001).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 55' 00.0" S
-74.91667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 10' 00.0" W
-72.16667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
26-Jun-1901

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