Name details

Labyrinth

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113726

Feature type: Glaciofluvial gorge (2h)

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

An extensive area at the west end of Wright Valley eroded with troughs and basins, descending from Upper Wright Glacier into the North and South Forks of Wright Valley. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME07

Named For

Given this descriptive name by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958-59, because the eroded dolerite of which it is formed gives an appearance of a labyrinth.

Location

Latitude:
77° 33' 00.0" S
-77.55000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
160° 50' 00.0" E
160.83333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
776 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
ME07 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
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:
24-Jul-1959

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