Clinch Peak

Clinch Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Clinch Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18244
Name ID: 135931

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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 high, elongated peak (4841 m), 1.4 mi SE of Mount Vinson on the summit plateau of Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after Nicholas Bayard Clinch, leader of the 1966-67 American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition that made the first ascent of Vinson Massif and other high mountains in the range.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 32' 08.0" S
-78.53556°
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Longitude:
85° 30' 45.0" W
-85.51250°
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Altitude:
4841 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-2006

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