Johnson Nunatak

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

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

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Place ID: 7174
Name ID: 1805

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An isolated nunatak about 6 km east of the southern end of Linton-Smith Nunataks on the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named after F.R. Johnson, radio officer at Mawson in 1968 and 1970, who took part in the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971.

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Location

Latitude:
70° 19' 00.1" S
-70.31669°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
72° 53' 00.0" E
72.88331°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
Official
Date approved:
18-May-1971

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