Una Peaks

Una Peaks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Una Peaks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18417
Name ID: 136791

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Twin ice and snow-capped peaks on Renard Island (q.v.), south of Cape Renard, at the entrance to Lemaire Channel, Danco Coast. The feature is extremely prominent and has a long history among BAS (ca. 1955) and later tourist personnel. The feature is known in the mountaineering world as "Cape Renard Towers". The peaks were named by UK-APC in 2008 after Una Spivey, staff member of FIDS at Stanley, Falkland Islands.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 01' 28.0" S
-65.02444°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 46' 36.0" W
-63.77667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

new adopted name (R.Payne, 29.10.08)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Oct-2008

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