Name details

Football The

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

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

If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au

New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113315

Feature type: None recorded.

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 prominent bare rock scar of football shape on the north side of the ridge separating Edisto Inlet and Edisto Glacier from Tucker Glacier. The scar is surrounded by an unbroken snow slope, and it seems to form because the snow on this lee slope is removed over a small area by a wind-eddy. It is said to be always visible, though occasionally lightly covered by snow for short periods, is consequently a landmark for pilots and for the men at Hallett Station. At the base of The Football there is a prominent rock knob and a small lake, with a train of medial moraine running from it down the centre of Edisto Glacier. Given this descriptive name by the NZGSAE, 1957-58.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 30' 00.0" S
-72.50000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
169° 42' 00.0" E
169.70000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

Display Scales

Note These display scales were chosen for use by Australia, with an emphasis on East Antarctica.
          For example, selecting 'Aus_display_scale_20M' would only return names that would appear on a 1:20 million scale map.

Aus_display_scale_20M: No      Aus_display_scale_10M: No     
Aus_display_scale_5M: No      Aus_display_scale_2M: No     
Aus_display_scale_1M: No      Aus_display_scale_500k: No     
Aus_display_scale_250k: No      Aus_display_scale_100k: No     
Aus_display_scale_50k: No      Aus_display_scale_25k: No     
Aus_display_scale_10k: No      Aus_display_scale_5k: No     
Aus_display_scale_1k: No     


Related information

Biodiversity
View fauna, flora or both within 1.0 degree of this location

Place names
View New Zealand or international place names within 1.0 degree of this location.