Feature Name (see definition): Gannon Nunataks

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5459

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 43' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 069° 28' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.7166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.4666667

Elevation (see definition): 750

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A notable twin-peaked nunatak (c. 750 m) and several smaller rock outcrops, located between the N end of LeMay Range and Lully Foothills in Alexander Island. The feature was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named in 1977 by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for Anthony E. Gannon, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) meteorological observer, Halley Station, 1970-72, general assistant, Grytviken, 1972, and builder, Stonington Island, 1973-75, who participated in a plane-table survey of N Alexander Island, 1973.

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