Zinsmeister Ridge

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

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

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Place ID: 18303
Name ID: 136323

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

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, rugged mountain ridge, 9 mi long, running NE from Schoening Peak, Vinson Massif, in the Sentinel Range. Jagged 2000 to 3000 m peaks surmount the ridge, which separates Hinkley Glacier from the upper part of Dater Glacier. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after William J. Zinsmeister, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, USAP researcher of the paleontology (molluscan fauna) of Seymour Island, 1975-95.

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Location

Latitude:
78° 27' 00.0" S
-78.45000°
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Longitude:
85° 15' 00.0" W
-85.25000°
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Altitude:
3000 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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-2006

Related information

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