Name details

Barne Glacier

Barne Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Barne Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 112728

Feature type: Glacier (12)

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 broad glacier up to 5km across, descending west-southwest from the slopes of Mount Erebus and terminating on the west side of Ross Island, between Capes Barne and Evans, where it forms a steep ice cliff. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13

Named For

This area was first explored by the British National Antarctic Expedition (Discovery Expedition, BrNAE), 1901-04, named by the British Antarctic Expedition (Nimrod Expedition, BAE), 1907-09, under Shackleton for nearby Cape Barne, and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Cape Barne Glacier.

Location

Latitude:
77° 36' 00.0" S
-77.60000°
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Longitude:
166° 26' 00.0" E
166.43333°
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Altitude:
170 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF13 : Edition 1.01 Published 2014
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
1-Jan-1958

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