Name details

Adams Ridge

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112600

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 sharp-crested rock ridge, 4 mi long and rising to 800 m, forming a part of the W margin of Bowers Mountains just S of where Sheehan Glacier enters Rennick Glacier. Named by NZ-APC in 1983 after Chris Adams, New Zealand geologist who worked in northern Victoria Land, 1981-82.

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Location

Latitude:
71° 00' 00.0" S
-71.00000°
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Longitude:
162° 23' 00.0" E
162.38333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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