Name details

Bromwich Terrace

Bromwich Terrace (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bromwich Terrace  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 135828

Feature type: Terrace (2h)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A high relatively flat ice-capped area of about 7 square mi between Festive Plateau and Mount Longhurst on the N and Starbuck Cirque and Mount Hughes on the S, in the Cook Mountains. At 2000 m elevation, the terrace is 200 m below the adjoining Festive Plateau and 850 m below towering Mount Longhurst. Named after David H. Bromwich, Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, who carried out climatological investigations of Antarctica for over 20 years beginning c. 1978.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
79° 28' 00.0" S
-79.46667°
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Longitude:
157° 13' 00.0" E
157.21667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-2001

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