Name details

Hillary Coast

Hillary Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hillary Coast  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113543

Feature type: Coast (7)

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

That portion of the coast of Victoria Land lying between Minna Bluff on the north to Cape Selborne in the south. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ML07

Named For

Named for Sir Edmund Hillary, the Himalayan and Antarctic explorer who led the New Zealand Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE). The various New Zealand parties which carried out detailed surveys of different parts of this area added greatly to the knowledge of the region. The Skelton and Darwin Glacier routes to the Polar Plateau both of which were pioneered by New Zealand Parties, lie in this area.

Location

Latitude:
79° 21' 06.7" S
-79.35185°
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Longitude:
160° 29' 34.5" E
160.49293°
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Altitude:
0 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-May-1961

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