Ackley Point

New Zealand Gazetteer Id 134119

This name originates from New Zealand, but is also called Ackley Point (United States of America).
It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Feature n. 23 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. An ice-covered point 1 mi SE of Cone Hill on the E side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. The point is elevated at the juncture with McMurdo Ice Shelf... Narrative for Ackley Point Narrative Feature n.23 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. An ice-covered point 1 mi SE of Cone Hill on the E side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. The point is elevated at the juncture with McMurdo Ice Shelf. Named after US-ACAN in 2000 after Stephen F Ackley, Snow and Ice Division, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hanover, New Hampshire, a USAP field ice specialist who worked in McMurdo Sound and diverse parts of the Southern Ocean for more than 20 years, dating from the 1976-77 austral season. The entire narrative has not been displayed. View the entire narrative Latitude: 77° 47' 00.0" S -77.783° Longitude: 166° 55' 00.0" E 166.917° Region: Unknown Feature Type: Point (8) Date Named: Feb 20, 2001 Altitude: Lat/Long Precision: Unknown Altitude Precision: Unknown

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