Name details

Griffiths Glacier

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113439

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

Prominent cirque-type glacier inland from Cape Roberts, northeast of Crisp Glacier in Gonville and Caius Range, Victoria Land. It drains east-southeast to Debenham Glacier between Second Facet to the west and First Facet to the east. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MD09

Named For

Named after Harold Griffiths (d. 1974) who was associated with Antarctic exploration for over 50 years. He was instrumental in the NZ Antarctic Society’s campaign to get the NZ Government to establish a presence in Antarctica.

Location

Latitude:
77° 09' 26.1" S
-77.15726°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 12' 06.8" E
162.20189°
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Altitude:
839 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, Howat et al. 2018
Source Identifier:
REMA 8m tile 17_35 release 1.1
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Polar Geospatial Center
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
4-Nov-1999

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