Name details

Mount Crab

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140209

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Mountain about 800 m high to the SE of Mount Elder and standing above Crab Beach.

Named For

The name was applied by the Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island JSEEI (1970-71) based on a claw-like gendarme on the south ridge.

Location

Latitude:
61° 14' 17.0" S
-61.23806°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
55° 10' 12.0" W
-55.17000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
800 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
USGS Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica and SCAR Antarctic Digital Database in UK APC GIS, 30 m resolution
Source Identifier:
https://apc.antarctica.ac.uk/
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
8-Nov-2018

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