Name details

McMurdo Ice Shelf

McMurdo Ice Shelf (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

McMurdo Ice Shelf  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113893

Feature type: Ice shelf (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

That part of the Ross Ice Shelf bounded by Ross Island, Brown Peninsula, Black Island, White Island and with the eastern boundary along a line between White Island and Cape MacKay. The feature has characteristics quite distinct from the Ross Ice Shelf.

Named For

Named by Arnold J Heine of the McMurdo Ice Shelf Project, 1962-63. The name was applied once the feature was found to be distinct from the Ross Ice Shelf.

Location

Latitude:
77° 56' 29.0" S
-77.94138°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
166° 09' 45.3" E
166.16257°
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Altitude:
3 m
Unknown precision

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 18_34 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:
27-Jun-1963

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