Name details

Njord Valley

Njord Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Njord Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114012

Feature type: Valley (2g)

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

A high, mainly ice-free valley, approximately 4km long and opening to the north above the South Fork of Wright Valley, in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF08

Named For

The NZ-APC approved the name in 1982 from a proposal by Graeme G.C. Claridge, soil scientist with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), New Zealand. One of several names in Asgard Range from Norse mythology. Njord being the father of the goddess Freya.

Location

Latitude:
77° 36' 49.8" S
-77.61384°
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Longitude:
161° 06' 01.0" E
161.10027°
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Altitude:
1493 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 18_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:
29-Nov-1979

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