Name details

Nelson Cliff

Nelson Cliff (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nelson Cliff  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113988

Feature type: Cliff (2f)

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 ice shelf, about 30 mi long and 10 mi wide, nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abutting the N side of Drygalski Ice Tongue, along the coast of Victoria Land. This feature was explored by the South Magnetic Polar Party of the BrAE, 1907-09, and by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13. Frank Debenham, geologist with the latter expedition, applied the name "Nansen Sheet" as the feature is adjacent to Mount Nansen, the dominating summit in the area. (SCAR CGA narrative, USA)

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Location

Latitude:
71° 14' 00.0" S
-71.23333°
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Longitude:
168° 42' 00.0" E
168.70000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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