Name details

Nigglifirnfeld

Nigglifirnfeld (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nigglifirnfeld  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107019

Feature type: Neve (12)

Origin

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

Narrative

A large névé of 8 km x 12 km extent being the accumulation zone of Wilhelm Glacier and Trainer Glacier, Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. Surveyed during the German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition 1982/83 (Ganovex III).

Named For

Paul Niggli (1888-1953), Swiss mineralogist, Professor at the universities of Leipzig, Tübingen and Zürich (ETH).

Location

Latitude:
72° 43' 00.0" S
-72.71667°
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Longitude:
167° 01' 00.0" E
167.01667°
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Altitude:
2500 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

Applied for name approval on 1984-JUN-13; factually checked and approved by Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

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