Catch buttress
| Catch buttress | ||
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| height | 650 m | |
| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Mountains | Osterrieth Range | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 41 ′ 23 " S , 63 ° 20 ′ 33" W | |
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The catch Buttress (English for Eckzahnpfeiler is) a 650 m high rocky spur on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises west of Molar Peak at the southern end of the Osterrieth Range and serves as a landmark when crossing the William Glacier .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys between 1955 and 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave the formation its descriptive name in 1959.
Web links
- Fang Buttress in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fang Buttress on geographic.org