Name details

Honeycomb Ridge

Honeycomb Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Honeycomb Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113566

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A ridge lying northward from the mouth of Ironside Glacier on the west side of Moubray Bay. It consists mainly of a granitic rock which in many places is honeycombed on exposed surfaces by holes and cavities. Given this descriptive name by the NZ Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58.

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Location

Latitude:
72° 05' 00.0" S
-72.08333°
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Longitude:
169° 58' 00.0" E
169.96667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

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Approval status

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