Hammer Col

Hammer Col (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hammer Col  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18259
Name ID: 136073

Feature type: None recorded.

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 broad ice-covered col at 3800 m elevation between the S part of Vinson Massif and the Craddock Massif in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. The 1.5-mile wide col is relatively level and visually separates the two massifs whether viewed from the east or the west. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after William R. Hammer, Department of Geology, Augustana College, Rockford, IL, USAP investigator of vertebrate fossils, primarily in the central Transantarctic Mountains, 1977-2003.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 34' 00.0" S
-78.56667°
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Longitude:
85° 23' 00.0" W
-85.38333°
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Altitude:
3800 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2006

Related information

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