Name details

Sphinx Valley

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114435

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 small valley west of of Bindschadler Glacier and south of Table Mountain, separated narrowly from Columnar Valley to the west by a small ridge. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MG09

Named For

Named by Alan Sherwood, party leader of the New Zealand Geological Survey (NZGS) in the area, 1987-88 for the distinctive rock formations along the northwest wall, one of which is a particularly good likeness of the Egyptian Sphinx.

Location

Latitude:
77° 59' 01.9" S
-77.98386°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
162° 00' 40.2" E
162.01117°
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Altitude:
2087 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-Jun-1989

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