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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Hatch Plain (GBR) | 80° 44' 00.0" S | 25° 43' 00.0" W | Plain |
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Name ID: 109230
Place ID: 6089
debris-covered area (rising to c. 1350m) of Du Toit Nunataks, Read Mountains, Shackleton Range, was surveyed by BAS from Halley, 1968-71; in association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named after Dr Frederick Henry Hatch (1864-1932), British consulting geologist; author of standard textbooks on igneous and sedimentary petrology (APC, 1974, p.4; BAS 250P sheet SU 26-30/1, 1-DOS 1978). |
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| Hatch Plain (USA) | 80° 44' 00.0" S | 25° 36' 00.0" W | Plain |
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Name ID: 126284
Place ID: 6089
A small debris-covered area (elevation c. 1,350 m) on the E margin of Du Toit Nunataks, Read Mountains, in the Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK-APC in 1971 after Frederick H. Hatch (1864-1932), British consulting geologist; author of standard textbooks on igneous and sedimentary petrology. |
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