I found three: Nipple Hill : Guadalupe Peak : Culberson : summit : 315433N1044719W : Lincoln : 5682.00 : : : 1363912 : : : : : : 31104-H7 : 48109 : TX, Texas
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nipple Peak : Cement Mountain : Coke : summit : 314532N1002316W : : : : : 1342613 : : : : : : 31100-G4 : 48081 : TX, Texas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nipple Peak : Bronte : Coke : summit : 315844N1002028W : : 2391.00 : : : 1342614 : : : : : : 31100-H3 : 48081 : TX, Texas Mike Bruce Johnson wrote: > My geology professor mentioned on a field trip that there are several > geological features out west with names like "Molly's Nipple." Which > raises the question: What will happen when they figure out what "Grand > Teton" means? > > Bruce > > Mark Minton wrote: > > > DirtDoc said: > > > >> Back in the early 1960's a bunch of do-gooders in the US Geological > >> Survey who had control of the Board of Geographic Nomenclature made a > >> concerted, and effective, effort to expunge what they perceived to be > >> offensive historical place names. > > > > > > It's still happening. In Carlsbad Cavern there is a famous > > formation known for a long time as the Breast of Venus, but the last > > time I was there a ranger said they were changing it to something else > > because some people found it offensive. Say what!? > > > > Mark Minton > > > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] > > with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and > > information go to www.cavetex.net. > > List administrator: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] > with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and > information go to www.cavetex.net. > List administrator: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:[email protected]
