Name details

Mount Inderbitzen

Inderbitzen, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Inderbitzen  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 126925

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

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 mountain rising to over 2,600 m, located 12 mi SSE of Mount Craddock and 1.5 mi S of Mount Milton in the S part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1957-59. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Anton L. Inderbitzen, Associate Chief Scientist, Division of Polar Programs, NSF, 1983-86; Head, Antarctic Staff, NSF, 1986-91; Deputy Assistant Director for Research, USGS, from 1991. At NSF, Inderbitzen was responsible for the coordination and planning of all scientific activities within the USAP, and for the formulation and enforcement of U.S. environmental regulations in Antarctica.

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Location

Latitude:
78° 49' 00.0" S
-78.81667°
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Longitude:
84° 47' 00.0" W
-84.78333°
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Altitude:
2600 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1994

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