Orr Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 10693
Name ID: 1926

Feature type: Peak

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

A peak in the Miller Range which falls in vertical cliffs on the eastern side of the Marsh Glacier. Discovered on 26 December 1957, by the Southern Survey Party of the New Zealand component of the TAE (1956-58). Named after H. Orr, IGY scientist at Scott Base in 1957.

Named For

H. Orr, IGY scientist at Scott Base in 1957

Location

Latitude:
83° 30' 00.0" S
-83.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 48' 00.0" E
157.80000°
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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:
Unknown
Date approved:
18-May-1971

Related information

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